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Recently we passed the 1-year anniversary of Hurricane Maria’s devastating passage across Puerto Rico. The number of deaths from the storm, many after the storm passed, has recently been updated to almost 3,000 deaths, including many who died afterwards from lack of electricity to run medical devices, heat, diseases, and…
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The water from Hurricane Florence’s rainfall is still rising in streams, causing major problems for coastal communities and agricultural producers in southeastern North Carolina and in parts of South Carolina. By some estimates, over 3 million animals have died, mainly hogs, turkeys and chickens in production farms. Estimated losses from…
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Tonight we will officially begin astronomical fall (remember that climatological fall started on September 1). EarthSky.org has some information about the equinox here.
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NC State Extension posted a useful story this week on how to repair and restore your home after a natural disaster like a flood. You can find it at https://healthyhomes.ces.ncsu.edu/2018/09/home-restoration-steps-after-a-disaster/?src=rss. Please keep all the folks affected by Hurricane Florence in your thoughts, as many still have not been able to return…
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Climate.gov has a new article posted describing how September’s climate is changing across the US. You probably would not be surprised to know that it is not changing the same everywhere across the country. But you might be surprised to know that in most of the Southeast except for Florida,…
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The latest set of temperature and precipitation outlooks was released today by the Climate Prediction Center. They show that for October, the forecasts are leaning towards wetter and warmer than normal conditions. This is basically a continuation of the last few months. The outlook for the rest of 2018 shows…
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The Packer wrote in an article this week that the prices of sweet potatoes rose after Hurricane Florence brought flooding rain to many sweet potato fields earlier this week. Some farmers were able to harvest a portion of their crops but many others were left in the ground. According to…
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