Pam Knox
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While it is still raining in Houston, we know already that enough rain has fallen there to break the US rainfall record of 48.00 inches of rain from a tropical storm from TS Amelia in 1978 at Medina TX. A station at Mary’s Creek at Winding Road southeast of Houston has received 49.32 inches of…
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The Daily Mail posted a set of weather images that are the finalists for the Royal Photographic Society’s annual photo image contest this week. There are some amazing photographs in the set. I would have a hard time picking just one winner! You can see them at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4823502/Shortlist-Royal-Photographic-Society-s-weather-contest.html. Note that I had to reduce the…
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Here are some climate resources that might be helpful to teachers and 4-H agents from NOAA’s Climate.gov: National Climate Assessment resources at https://www.climate.gov/teaching/national-climate-assessment-resources-educators/2014-national-climate-assessment-resources Literacy on climate and energy at https://www.climate.gov/teaching/essential-principles-climate-literacy/about-clean-climate-literacy-and-energy-awareness
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Hurricane Andrew crossed the Florida peninsula just south of Miami 25 years ago and ripped up mangrove cover along the coastlines with its storm surge and extreme winds. According to a story this week in the Miami Herald, “Michael Ross, a landscape ecologist at Florida International University, has been visiting the same stand of mangroves…
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Many homeowners do not know that their regular homeowners’ insurance does not cover damaging from flooding. For that you must purchase separate flood insurance. In many areas, only about 10% of homeowners have flood insurance on their properties, resulting in massive uninsured losses. You also need to have purchased flood insurance at least 30 days…
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If you are affected by a disaster, you may find these resources from the USDA helpful in coping with the aftermath of the event. The USDA has published them as a list in conjunction with the unfolding Hurricane Harvey disaster but most of them (with the exception of the Texas-specific ones) would be applicable anywhere…
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Nearly ideal weather this year as well as a large initial planting of peanuts has led to excellent production of the valuable crop this year in Georgia. Ample rain has produced good yields even on non-irrigated fields. You can read more about it from WMAZ13 at https://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/georgia-farmers-expect-larger-peanut-crop/468262826.