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  • Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina not expected to affect Southeast

    Pam Knox

    September 28, 2023

    While we are past the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season, there is still activity in the basin. Today, two tropical storms, Philippe and Rina, are active in the Atlantic and are located very close to each other. While the path of the two storms may be impacted by how close they are to each…

    Posted in: Tropical weather
  • Outlook for October and end of year shows El Nino pattern

    Pam Knox

    September 28, 2023

    The latest outlook from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center shows that the moderate El Nino that is currently underway is having an impact on the predicted late fall climate patterns especially in precipitation. The temperature outlook is a compromise between cooler than normal conditions we would expect from El Nino and warmer than normal conditions expected…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Ophelia reduced drought in NC, VA but it expanded elsewhere

    Pam Knox

    September 28, 2023

    The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that Tropical Storm Ophelia brought welcome rain to eastern North Carolina and Virginia, relieving some of the dry conditions there. However, the lack of rain in most of the rest of the region led to increases in abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1) in Alabama, Georgia, Florida,…

    Posted in: Drought
  • Summer 2023 in Review: A Look Back at Drought Across the U.S. in 10 Maps

    Pam Knox

    September 26, 2023

    Drought.gov has a good overview of drought conditions across the United States this year at https://www.drought.gov/news/summer-2023-review-look-back-drought-across-us-10-maps-2023-09-21. While we did not have much drought in the Southeast, it is interesting to see how it developed in other parts of the country and what evaporative stresses there were on parts of the Southeast, especially in Florida where…

    Posted in: Climate summaries, Drought
  • Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use

    Pam Knox

    September 24, 2023

    Agrivoltaics is the combined use of solar panels and agriculture under the panels that together use less energy and produce more crops. It can also provide shade for livestock. A recent article in Agritecture says this: “In 2019, a study from the universities of Arizona and Maryland found great benefits in combining solar panels and crops. Up…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar + Climate-Driven Changes in Prescribed Fire in the Southeastern U.S.Tuesday, Sept 26, 2023 at 10 a.m. ET/9 a.m. CT

    Pam Knox

    September 24, 2023

    Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture…

    Posted in: Events
  • More Idalia news from Florida

    Pam Knox

    September 24, 2023

    Here are a couple more articles describing agricultural impacts from the Florida IFAS/Extension folks and Southeast AgNet. As expected, Idalia has turned out to be a significant loss to Florida farmers in addition to the damage to buildings, roads, and other infrastructure including homes. IFAS: Hurricane Idalia: Florida Agricultural Production Losses Top Estimated $78M Southeast…

    Posted in: Tropical weather
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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  • Tropical Storms Philippe and Rina not expected to affect Southeast
  • Outlook for October and end of year shows El Nino pattern
  • Ophelia reduced drought in NC, VA but it expanded elsewhere
  • Summer 2023 in Review: A Look Back at Drought Across the U.S. in 10 Maps
  • Largest Farm to Grow Crops Under Solar Panels Proves To Be A Bumper Crop For Agrivoltaic Land Use

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