Drought
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Here’s a notice about a webinar that looks very interesting. I am posting it because I would like to see it myself. Note that you do not have to preregister. Here is the description of the webinar: “Fall 2016, several southeastern states were experiencing significant wildfires due to a severe drought and an increased frequency…
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It’s not the heat, it’s the (lack of) humidity. Dr. Jeff Masters posted an interesting article in Weather Underground today discussing a potential new record low humidity record for the world, set in Iran. However, there is another contender for the record from Needles CA in May 2014, with a temperature of 102 F and…
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With the increase in rain over the last few weeks, we have seen an erosion of drought conditions in the Southeast. In this week’s Drought Monitor, all drought has been removed from Alabama and Florida, leaving just a few patches of abnormally dry conditions. In Georgia, the severe drought has been erased, leaving only a…
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The significant rains that parts of the Southeast has seen this past week or two have put a significant dent in the drought across the region. Severe drought has been completely removed from Florida and remains only in a reduced area of southwest Georgia. Other dry areas have also been improved, although some lingering moderate…
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While the dry conditions in the Southeast have eased in recent weeks due to the welcome (mostly) rain we have received, livestock producers in the Northern Plains have not fared so well. Much above normal temperatures coupled with dry conditions have led to increasing drought in the region, stopping the growth of pastures and forage…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows that all extreme drought is now gone from the Southeast. Rains since last week’s map have helped alleviate drought across Florida and southern Georgia. Note the comment from the Florida State Climatologist on the timing of the map: “This week’s U.S. Drought Monitor (shown in the first…
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In spite of continuing a continuing drought designation by Georgia’s EPD due to low water supplies in Lake Lanier, rain has returned to much of northeast Georgia. Grape growers are very pleased at this year’s wetter conditions and say that their vines are looking great, according to the Gainesville Times here. Now they are hoping…