Climate outlooks
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As expected, drought expanded slightly across the Southeast this week in response to hot temperatures and little rain. The percent of the Southwest covered by severe drought expanded from 1.6 to 2.3 percent, all in southern Georgia. Rainfall amounts for the next week should be closer to normal, although the heaviest amounts will occur…
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The latest 7-day outlook for rainfall issued today shows most of the Southeast in below normal rainfall for the next week. This is a continuation of the pattern that has been persisting across the region for the last several weeks and does not bode well for reduction of dry conditions across the area. The only…
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Volcanologists and climatologists are watching the current eruption of Mount Tavurvur in Papua New Guinea closely to see how long and intense the current eruption lasts. The volcano erupted so strongly on Friday that Qantas airline had to reroute flights between Sydney and Tokyo as well as Sydney and Shanghai to avoid the clouds of…
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The 7-day forecast for the next week shows that there will be little rain across most of the Southeast except near the coasts and in south Florida. Temperatures should be cooler than usual to near normal. Because of the dry conditions that are expected, drought conditions may expand over the region. Farmers and agricultural…
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After a lengthy development period, the National Hurricane Center has identified a good circulation in the disturbance previously known as Tropical Depression 4 and has named it Tropical Storm Cristobal. The movement of this storm is slow and forecasts of the path show that it will have minimal impact on the Southeast. The greatest impacts…
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The tropics are starting to heat up, as we expect to happen in late August and on into September. This is the peak time for tropical storm development in the Atlantic. Right now there is a broad area of rotating low pressure in the Atlantic Ocean to the east of Venezuela moving towards the west.…
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Growing Georgia posted a story by Clint Thompson of UGA on the state of the peanut crop, which has suffered from drought in recent weeks. You can find the story by clicking here. Dr. Scott Monford noted that the crop could really use a good rain, and that insects have also caused some issues, but…