Dr. Jeremy Diem, Associate Professor of Geography at Georgia State University, is available to discuss severe weather, particularly the strong storms and precipitation predicted for Atlanta and the South.

Diem received his bachelor of science degree in Earth Sciences from The Pennsylvania State University and his master's and Ph.D. degrees in Geography from The University of Arizona. Diem’s research focuses primarily on climatology, and his main research areas are (1) precipitation variability in the southeastern United States; (2) urban effects on precipitation; (3) climate literacy; (4) air pollution; (5) the North American monsoon; and (6) rainfall in eastern equatorial Africa. Diem has published his research in Annals of the Association of American Geographers, Atmospheric Environment, Climate Research, Environmental Management, Environmental Pollution, Geophysical Research Letters, International Journal of Climatology, Journal of Applied Meteorology, Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, Journal of Climate, Journal of Environmental Management, Journal of Geophysical Research, Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association, Physical Geography, Southeastern Geographer, The Professional Geographer, and Theoretical and Applied Climatology.

Diem can be reached at:

Office: 404-413-5770Cell: 678-362-7158E-mail: [email protected]

For more information about Diem, visit http://geosciences.gsu.edu/5082.html