Drought
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I usually remind people about the monthly webinars on climate in the Southeast that occur on the last Tuesday of the month, but forgot to do it this week. Fortunately, they always make a recording of it, so if you would like to hear it, you can view the video at youtube.com/watch?v=lty2qsWOHoQ&list=PLmhxKH4OH8KJVW6lLEIOZlu-rpkW1ZtLi&index=1. You can register…
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As expected, the rain from Hurricane Erin eliminated the moderate (D1) drought from Puerto Rico this week. Other areas of improvement occurred in Florida and small areas of Georgia, eastern Tennessee and NC, and central Alabama. However, drought increased in western Alabama and Tennessee, which were missed by the tropical rains. This week should be…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released last Thursday, shows an area of moderate (D1) drought appearing in southern Puerto Rico. However, the rain this weekend with Hurricane Erin brought a lot of water to the territory, and I would not be surprised to see the drought disappear in next week’s map. In the mainland Southeast, most…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that the recent significant rains that fell across a lot of the region cause a reduction in dry conditions in Georgia and South Carolina and parts of Alabama. The rain was due to overrunning of moist air over a wedge of cold, dense air moving SW…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that areas of abnormally dry (D0) and moderate drought (D1) increased in Alabama, Georgia, Florida, and North and South Carolina this week due to the high temperatures and spotty rainfall that occurred. There is currently no drought or dry conditions in Virginia and Puerto Rico has…
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I am running behind on my posts since I was attending the Mesonet Conference in Albany NY last week. The latest Drought Monitor, released last Thursday shows that there were some increases in abnormally dry (D0) conditions across a lot of the region as well as some improvements in NE Florida due to the impacts…
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Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture production,…