Climate outlooks
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Farmers are masters of managing risk. They have to deal with variable weather, swings in the market, labor issues and many other factors on a daily basis. A new report on fighting global warming released today explains that making choices to manage the risks of climate change is like insuring your property and crops from…
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A cold front which is moving through the lower Southeast is expected to slow down or stall over Florida, bringing rain to much of the peninsula as well as along the East Coast over the next week. Rainfall amounts in central Florida could reach 2.5 to 3 inches, with even higher amounts off the coast.…
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The Sun-Sentinel reported this week that unusually strong bursts of Saharan dust are being blown off of Africa this year. This is similar to the pattern that caused lower hurricane activity than expected in last year’s hurricane season. In addition, cooler than normal temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean are also working to prevent the development…
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The National Hurricane Center has started putting out advisories on Tropical Depression 2, located in the tropical Atlantic. There is enough convective activity associated with the circulation to identify it as a closed circulation, which gives it depression status. In the short term, TD2 may strengthen slightly and could even gain named status in the…
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The climate outlook for August through September shows us in increased chances for warm temperatures, but equal chances for above, below or near normal precipitation, according to the NOAA Climate Prediction Center.
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The rain that was expected to occur with the last front did not pan out, leading to drier soils at a time when portions of Georgia are already in abnormally dry conditions. Cool and dry conditions since the frontal passage have provided wonderful weather but not much moisture for growing crops. However, this is expected…
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The latest Drought Monitor has brought abnormally dry (D0) conditions back to Georgia for the first time since last December (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/). According to the discussion for the Southeast, 30-day moisture deficits and declining soil moisture and pasture conditions have led the authors to conclude that we may be in the early stages of a “flash”…