Pam Knox
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As someone with an interest in astronomy, I was fascinated by this video showing a real-life model of the solar system built on a desert playa 7 miles long. You can read about it at Scientific American here and see the video at https://www.space.com/30590-solar-system-built-to-scale-in-nevada-desert-video.html. Our universe is amazing!
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Vegetable Growers News published an article this month about improving food safety of fresh vegetables by waiting a day after rainfall or irrigation before harvesting. Wet soils are more susceptible to Listeria, which can cause food borne illnesses. By waiting a day to harvest farmers make it less likely that the produce will have listeria present on…
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A tropical low pressure center which is beginning to develop in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to track over the Southeast early next week, bringing wet conditions throughout the area. The rain is expected to be heaviest Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm traverses the area. The amount of rain that falls at any location…
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The Drought Monitor map released yesterday showed some slight improvement in drought across the Southeast due to recent rains, although there was expansion of drought in Texas and other central parts of the US. Considering how much rain we received yesterday from the low slowly crossing the Southeast, we can expect more relief on next…
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EarthGauge has an interesting article today on some impacts that are currently affecting national parks around the nation as the globe warms. It features two parks from the Southeast: Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Everglades National Park. You can read the article at https://www.earthgauge.net/2015/your-national-parks-and-climate-change.
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Hurricane specialists have noted that this has been one of the quietest hurricane seasons in the Western Atlantic since records began. You have to go back to 1914 to find a year with so few hurricanes in that region (through September 22). A number of news articles have been written about this hurricane “drought”, including this one…
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After the next week, which should have a couple of episodes of rain, most of the mid-range models are suggesting a return to drier than normal conditions which should last through most of October. This will be the key time to harvest hay and crops that require dry conditions. By the end of October, most…
Posted in: Climate outlooks