Tropical weather
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A study published in February 2023 in the American Meteorological Society’s Journal of Climate quantified a 50-year warming trend in the surface water of the Gulf of Mexico. The rate is twice the rate that the global ocean is warming. This is important to us in the Southeast because of the economic and environmental impacts…
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If you are a citrus grower in Florida that has been affected by the wind and rain of Hurricane Ian, you might be interested in hearing about this new study that is being undertaken by scientists at the University of Florida. Over the next year, they will be looking at the continuing impacts of Hurricane…
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According to a recent article by Seth Borenstein of Associated Press, a recent study of hurricane frequency by Princeton scientists shows that the chances of two hurricanes hitting a single location in a short period of time has increased from once every few decades to once every two or three years. This would have big…
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Here is an interesting column about changes to hurricanes over time as the climate gets warmer. The columnist notes that most hurricane names are outdated and that the definitions of hurricanes and tropical storms that are linked to wind speeds don’t mean much when the biggest damage from many storms is due to water, not…
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Last summer, Hurricanes Ian and Nicole crossed the Florida peninsula. Both brought heavy rain to parts of the region after previous inundation from Hurricane Irma in 2017. Now, residents are trying to decide whether or not to move out of the area or take their chances that another storm will not flood them out again.…
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Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report that was discussed in Southeast Ag Net last week. This does not include damage to buildings or to downed trees, since it…
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Here is an interesting presentation in the form of a storymap showing the impacts of Hurricane Ian on South Florida. It was put together by the NWS office in Miami. Since South Florida was to the right of the track, they received some of the worst impacts from the storm. You might enjoy their analysis…