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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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After the next couple of days of scattered thunderstorms, drier than normal conditions are likely to return to the Southeast. Forecasts for the next two weeks show that although some rain may be expected, amounts are generally going to be below average conditions. That, coupled with warm and humid temperatures…
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