July 2017
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The last patch of abnormally dry conditions is finally gone from Georgia, but dry conditions have expanded in Virginia to cover a good part of the state, according to the latest Drought Monitor released this morning. No drought is expected over most of the Southeast for the next few weeks as we should continue to…
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Extreme droughts in southern France and western Canada (this one I think is linked to the drought that is plaguing the Northern Plains right how) are causing tinder-dry conditions which are flaring into large and numerous wildfires in those regions. Here are two stories about the impacts of those fires. AgWeb noted that more than…
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Have you ever seen an insect or plant that you could not identify and wondered what it was? This new (to me, at least) app, allows you to snap a picture and get an immediate suggestion for what the picture is showing. What’s more, it locates the photo by GPS to allow researchers to track…
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Have the past two winters of warm weather in Florida provided a look ahead to what conditions might look like in the future? An AP report published in AgWeb today discuss how the warm temperatures impacted strawberry production in Florida and what it might mean for future production of the fruit in a warmer climate.…
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Here’s a list of the record hottest temperature in each of the 50 states according to KOCO TV. The link is here. However, they managed to forget Alabama. That record is 112 F, set on September 6, 1925 in Centreville, a very hot year in many parts of the Southeast. Note that the record high…
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Here’s an interesting article about the weather balloons which are launched twice a day by National Weather Service folk to give us a view of the vertical structure of the atmosphere. This knowledge is crucial in understanding the likelihood of severe weather, the type of wintry precipitation, and the pattern of high and low pressure…