October 2018
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions about when we will start to experience fall temperatures. Unfortunately, I don’t see any short-term change in the weather pattern. We are currently under the influence of a large dome of high pressure which is fending off colder air and keeping us warm and dry. While this is…
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While here in the Southeast we have hurricanes to deal with, in Hawaii they also have volcanoes. That sometimes also cause earthquakes. And when they erupt, it’s a whole different kind of catastrophe. Here is an interesting article from Sioux Honey on one Hawaiian beekeeper’s problems with both the volcanic eruption and the rain from…
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Earlier this summer I pointed out the extremely dry conditions that have been occurring in Europe. This drought has continued and now as the harvest approaches there, farmers are feeling the pinch with poor crop yields, especially in wheat. You can read more about the impact of the drought on crops and their prices at…
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You can read the latest monthly climate summary for Florida at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=528. It says that the tropical storm that eliminated drought in the Florida panhandle was Dennis, but I think they meant Gordon instead.
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With all the flooding we have had this summer from heavy rains and tropical storms, it’s a good idea to understand why wading through floodwaters can be hazardous to your health, even if you are not in danger of drowning. Floods can cause the release of all kinds of toxic and hazardous chemicals, as witnessed…
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September 2018 was very hot and dry across most of Georgia, with both daytime maximum temperatures and nighttime minimum temperatures several degrees above normal. Preliminary estimates indicate that Georgia’s September mean temperature will be one of the hottest on record. Rainfall in most of the state was below normal except for the northwest corner of…
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The preliminary climate summary for September 2018 for the US shows that the Southeast and farther north were the regions with the temperatures the most above normal, while precipitation varied widely due to the impacts of Tropical Storm Gordon and Hurricane Florence, which caused significant flooding in parts of the region while largely bypassing other…
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