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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the small areas of moderate drought in parts of Georgia and South Carolina have been reduced by about 40 percent this week due to rainfall in the driest locations. Abnormally dry conditions expanded in the Florida Peninsula due to lack of…
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I’ll end my posts today with this scary story, just for Halloween. Be sure to read it all the way to the end for a surprise weather ending. Check it out at Atlas Obscura at https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india-f-3-p-2-india.
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Hurricane Florence came ashore in North Carolina six weeks ago, but many stories of the damage have beeen eclipsed by the more recent impacts of Hurricane Michael, which came ashore on the Florida Panhandle just a few weeks ago. But for folks in the Carolinas affected by the flooding from…
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Just for fun, you might enjoy this article about a recent National Weather Service forecast discussion that was written by a forecaster who either has a fondness for Shakespeare or too much time to kill on an overnight shift. Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA posted this story in his column…
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Growing Georgia posted a new story about the impacts of Hurricane Michael from the standpoint of several farmers in southwest Georgia. The impacts are going to be felt in many ways for years to come. You can read the story at http://georgia.growingamerica.com/features/2018/10/hurricane-michaels-destruction-land-crops-and-property.
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Sharon Dowdy of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has an interesting story this week about how farmers and extension agents in southwest Georgia are coping after the devastating effect of Hurricane Michael earlier this month. Lots of good stories about what happened to farmers around the area and…
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The Southeast Farm Press reported this week that the National Cotton Council is asking for farmers’ help in identifying losses due to the winds and rain of Hurricane Michael earlier this month. They have a brief form to fill out which will help them tabulate the losses from the storm….
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