Below are several resources put together by the Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) for anyone needing to prepare livestock for the hurricane, which is on track to potentially hit states in the Southeast US. Though some of these resources come from specific states, the advice is generally relevant across state…
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The latest hurricane track for Hurricane Irma was released late this morning by the National Hurricane Center. The new track is slightly shifted to the west from the previous forecast. However, all of Georgia is still in the cone of uncertainty, which depicts the possible movement of the storm for…
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The latest forecast for Irma is out, and the projected path of the storm puts the entire state of Georgia within the cone of the forecast track. This does not mean that the entire state will be hit by hurricane-force winds, but that we do not know at this time…
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AgWeb had a timely article today describing the potential loss of agricultural revenue from crops due to the approaching storm Irma. In the article they estimate that losses in Florida alone could be in the hundreds of millions of dollars. However, in the story they do indicate that an October…
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Athens Patch posted a list of five recent storms which impacted the state of Georgia as they passed through the Southeast this morning. Keep in mind that the strongest storms that directly impacted Georgia all occurred in the late 1800’s, causing enormous devastation, so don’t use this list as a…
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Here’s a detailed update on the current status of Hurricane Irma and how it might impact Georgia from Matt Daniel of WMAZ in Macon. Matt is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program. It’s about six minutes long and provides a good overview of current conditions as…
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While Irma’s extreme winds have been impressive and have caused catastrophic damage on the islands it has passed over, their effect on the ocean may be even more catastrophic once it gets close to Florida and the East Coast. The combination of low pressures and high wind speeds causes a…
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