Pam Knox
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Several articles on this blog have shown how warm November and December so far have been for large portions of the eastern US. One of the consequences of this warmth is that winter wheat in Kansas and other parts of the Midwest has not reached dormancy yet. This is a potential problem because the wheat…
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Now that the next episode of Star Wars has been released, I thought you might enjoy this look at the science behind the weather of the original Star Wars series, courtesy of Dr. Marshall Shepherd, UGA in Forbes.com. No spoilers, I promise! In the blog post, Dr. Shepherd points out that there is a website…
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By Monday rain will start to return to the Southeast and is expected to affect the area for most of the week. Parts of Alabama and southwest Georgia, especially near the coast, could see several inches. The only place that should be mostly dry is southern Florida, which is recovering from heavy rains last week.…
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The recent heavy rains in south Florida did significant damage to winter yellow squash, zucchini and green beans in the area, according to The Packer in an article this week. According to the article, “The 15 inches of rain that pounded the Florida City and Homestead, Fla., area Dec. 4-7 also hurt tomatoes and sweet…
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In the last two winters when the eastern US was one of the coldest spots on the globe, everyone was talking about the “polar vortex” and how it had expanded to bring cold air to the region. This year, the polar vortex is almost as strong, but no one is talking about it because the weather…
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The Southeast has been experiencing well above normal temperatures this December so far. The ranking map from the Southeast Regional Climate Center shows that nearly all of the stations in the Southeast are ranked in the top ten warmest Decembers for the month to date. With warm weather expected to return after the current…
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The unusually warm fall has had quite a few agricultural impacts. The Packer noted today that Florida strawberry volumes have really been set back by the warmth (link). The season started early, but the heat is stressing the plants, which causes a reduction in the number of berries set. I’ve also had some calls from…