Pam Knox
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Earlier this week NOAA released their latest seasonal outlook for June through August 2025. It shows that both June and the June through August period are leaning toward a forecast of warmer than normal conditions. This is not a surprise because with the upward trend in temperature we have been seeing in the Southeast since…
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Here is a story on a topic you don’t read about every day. A new study done in collaboration between NASA and the Smithsonian shows that satellites may be able to help identify volcanoes that are about to erupt by looking for signs of enhanced carbon dioxide emissions in plant life downwind of the volcano.…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that many areas of the Southeast that were in drought or abnormally dry conditions last year have experienced an improvement in the latest map. The rainfall that we had was widespread and helped alleviate the dry conditions. Farmers are rejoicing! There are still dry conditions in…
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If you have heard the term “atmospheric river” you may think of them as plumes of very humid air that blow into the US West Coast, bringing flooding rain to locations in that part of the country. But the Southeast also has atmospheric river events, including the one that occurred this past weekend with the…
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If any of you are interested in attending an Extension training on the basic science of hurricanes, you are welcome to join us on Thursday at 10 am Eastern Time. I will be covering how hurricanes form and develop, different impacts of tropical storms and hurricanes, forecasting, and hurricane insurance. I will also post a…
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If you are fascinated by images of the earth as taken from the International Space Station and various satellites, you may enjoy watching the live feed from the ISS. It is now available online as described by Space magazine at https://www.space.com/astronomy/earth/live-4k-video-from-space-see-earth-from-the-iss-with-sharp-eyed-sen-cameras. Keep in mind that since over 70% of the earth’s surface is water you…
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If you live in the western part of our region, you have no doubt already experienced a very rainy Saturday. Fortunately for us in Athens GA it held off long enough to avoid raining on the outdoor graduation ceremony that was held in Sanford Stadium last night. Some other colleges and universities that had similar…
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