Pam Knox
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With the return of drought conditions to parts of the Southeast, the number of wildfires is on the rise, especially in Florida. The fires are particularly bad in the southern part of the Florida peninsula where the drought is growing, but the fires are being seen in other parts of Florida as well as some…
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We’re almost halfway through April so let’s take a look at the monthly climate so far. The temperature departure maps shows that once again, the region is all warmer than normal, which has been the case for almost everywhere for the last 15 months or so. Rainfall has been above normal in many places but…
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It’s almost too late in the year for this to apply to most of the Southeast, but I thought this blog post by Cliff Mass of Washington State was a good discussion of why cars and other surfaces can accumulate frost even if the air temperature is above freezing. The same physical principles apply in…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that while drought has reduced slightly in northern areas of the Southeast, moderate drought has been introduced to some coastal areas of Georgia and severe drought has expanded in Florida. The heavy rain that was received in last week’s strong storms covered most of the region but weakened significantly before…
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AgWeb posted an article this past week which provides an overview of the strange weather that has been observed in many places around the US, including the mid-March freezes in the Southeast, torrential rains in California, and record-setting tornado occurrences so far this spring. You can read more about it here.
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The US Climate Resiliency Toolkit provides information and links to a variety of tools and data sources for a number of different climate-related events. Here are two that I’ve read about recently that you might find useful. The Water Resources Dashboard at https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/water-resources/water-resources-dashboard provides information on rainfall forecasts, drought and other extremes, water quality and historical…
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From the Florida Climate Center: ‘This article outlines the perspectives of Palm Beach County residents who evacuated their homes and also those who chose not to during Hurricane Matthew. It is an interesting read. However, as always, we strongly encourage you to heed all evacuation orders.” You can read the article from the Palm Beach…