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The heavy rainfall from Hurricane Florence terminated the drought that has recently entered the central Carolinas for good, but lack of rainfall in other parts of the Southeast allowed drought to expand in northern Alabama and moderate drought to enter central Georgia. Alabama may get some relief this week but…
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If you like beautiful weather images (and I know you do), you will enjoy these two shortlists of weather photographs selected from over 4,000 entries to the Royal Meteorological Society’s annual photo contest and from the Weather Channel’s competition. Visit https://www.weather-photo.org/events/weather-photographer-year/2018-weather-photographer-year/finalists/ to vote for your favorite from RMetSoc and see the…
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The Packer wrote in an article this week that the prices of sweet potatoes rose after Hurricane Florence brought flooding rain to many sweet potato fields earlier this week. Some farmers were able to harvest a portion of their crops but many others were left in the ground. According to…
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After every big news event, social media goes crazy with a mix of fact, fiction, and fake news. Hurricane Florence was no exception, with the mythological “fake shark” photo showing up as it has after every hurricane since 2011. But some of the flurry of activity on social media can…
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As you can imagine, there have been many stories in the news about the impacts of Hurricane Florence’s winds, storm surge and rainfall on agriculture. Here are some of the ones I have found interesting. Tough to be a farmer under such extreme conditions! Much more to come as flood…
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In the past I’ve discussed the CoCoRaHS network and how citizen scientists from all across the US (and now in Canada and the Bahamas, too) measure daily rainfall using a simple rain gauge. These measurements are invaluable in providing ground truth to what is estimated by radars. Here is a…
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While the remains of Florence are still affecting folks in the northeastern US, the State Climate Office of North Carolina has wasted no time in putting together this useful summary of the impacts of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina. Keep in mind that Florence is a slow-motion disaster and rivers…
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