Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast

Are you ready for a disaster?

Feb 21, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Spring has sprung with a vengeance, and warmer weather means that severe weather is more likely. That can contribute to power outages, road blockages, flooding, and other things that may affect agricultural production. Winter weather like ice storms can also cause problems for farmers trying to take care of their…
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“The quietest winter for severe weather in 14 years”

Feb 13, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Weather Underground published an interesting analysis of severe weather this year earlier in February. Considering how cold the East Coast has been, it’s probably not a big surprise that severe weather, which is usually linked to thunderstorms, would be limited this year. By comparison, last year there was well above-normal…
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Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Week February 5-9

Jan 30, 2018 | Written by Pam Knox

Here’s a notice of the upcoming Severe Weather Preparedness Week from our friends at the NWS office in Peachtree City: Beginning next week (Monday, February 5), with support from our state emergency management partners (GEMA), we will recognize Severe Weather Preparedness Week for the state of Georgia. Each day (through…
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‘Katrina brain’: The invisible long-term toll of megastorms

Oct 13, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

While you might know that PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a result of being in stressful situations like combat under fire, you might not know that it can also occur in people who have lived through a traumatic event like a tornado, hurricane or fire. Politico has an interesting…
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How can storms like Harvey generate such unbelievable amounts of rain?

Aug 27, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

If you’ve watched the news at all this morning you know about the almost incomprehensible tragedy that is unfolding in Texas today. The remains of Harvey have brought 2 feet (yes FEET) of rain to the Houston area in the last day, and since Harvey is forecast to remain and…
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Ronald Reagan’s close call on August 1, 1983

Aug 1, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

Here’s an interesting story from the Capital Weather Gang on Ronald Reagan’s near-disastrous Air Force One landing at Andrews AFB on August 1, 1983. A microburst hit the airport with winds of up to 149 mph just six minutes after Reagan’s plane landed. Microbursts, which once were considered to be…
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“Racing the Storm: The Story of the Mobile Bay Sailing Disaster”

Jul 8, 2017 | Written by Pam Knox

For those of you who like sailing and exciting stories, here is a story from Smithsonian magazine I ran across today on the Mobile Bay sailing disaster of 2015, when hurricane-force winds “swept more than 100 boaters into one of the worst sailing disasters in modern American history.” Surprisingly, it…
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