Pam Knox
-
The Southeast Climate Consortium is holding a one-day workshop on Agricultural Solutions in Orange Beach AL on August 10. [NOTE this is a correction from the original post, which said Orange Beach FL.] At this workshop you can learn about a variety of weather- and climate-related topics, including irrigation, cover crops, and AgroClimate. A forecast…
Posted in: Events -
Now that summer is well and truly underway, it’s a good idea to review the safety information for heat-related illnesses. The National Weather Service has provided a handy guide at https://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/heat/index.shtml. This information is important for anyone who works with kids outside as well as those who are managing outdoor workers like farm hands or foresters.…
-
On April 22, 2015, Calbuco Volcano erupted in Chile. I discussed it in my blog here. Now one of the lovely results of this eruption is a series of volcanic sunrises and sunsets in Africa and other Southern Hemisphere locations as the high level aerosol layer reflects sunlight back when the sun is just below…
-
A new study released by NOAA last week shows that in El Nino years, the number of tornadoes and hail storms decreases compared to non-El Nino years. As you might expect, in La Nina years, the opposite of El Nino, severe weather increases in the Southeast. Note the split between the Florida peninsula and more…
-
NOAA released their monthly climate summary for May 2015 this morning. It showed the for the contiguous lower 48 states, May was the wettest month ever, with an average of 4.36 inches, 1.39 inches above the long-term average. This in spite of the continuing drought in the West and dry conditions in the East. You…
-
While we’ve been dry here in the Southeast for the last month, areas farther to the west have seen massive rain and flooding. This has caused a number of problems for livestock producers across the area. This article from AgWeb describes problems in Arkansas with diminished hay and increased disease, including an increase in “hardware…
-
In this series of postings I have introduced you to a number of people and groups working on providing climate data and information to Extension agents, agricultural producers and others who need access to trustworthy weather and climate information. Today I am pleased to profile the USDA’s Southeast Regional Climate Hub, located in Raleigh, NC. …
Posted in: Sources of weather and climate data