Today marks the official end of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. But even as we speak, there is an area of interest in the eastern Atlantic that has a 40 percent chance of developing into a subtropical storm, although it won’t affect the Southeast. This has been an amazing and…
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The latest 30-day climate outlook for December was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that there is no strong trend towards warmer or colder conditions in December except in southern Florida. We know early December will be colder than normal, but late December is still expected to…
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There are many impacts of a warming climate that are pretty easy to understand, such as more heat spells, longer growing seasons, and less snow in the Southeast. Here is another impact that did not occur to me–rising air pressure at higher altitudes due to the rising temperature. Outside magazine…
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With La Nina now firmly in place, producers are starting to think about what that means for crop and fruit production next year. We know that La Ninas tend to bring warmer and drier than normal weather to most of the Southeast, and this one is expected to be fairly…
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A new research study published in Science shows that autumn leaves are falling earlier than in previous years, a surprise considering that warmer temperatures are moving the fall freezing temperatures later in the year. The scientists link this to quicker growth in the spring and maxing out the amount of…
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This week should be fairly wet for most of the Southeast, with the exception of southern Florida. One system will move through this weekend, bringing rain to the region and perhaps some snow in the higher elevations and northern states. Frost will end the growing season for many parts of…
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With all of the damage from hurricanes and tropical storms this year, extension agents and others are scrambling to keep on top of the post-storm studies of losses due to heavy rain and high winds. The latest storm, Eta, is no exception. The heavy rain from Eta hit southern Florida…
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