Tropical weather
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Webinar series: Timber Hurricane Preparation & Recovery Webinar Series – April 15, June 3, August 26
With the devastation to many Southeastern forests and woodlots from recent hurricanes, growers need to know how to prepare for the next storm. The UF/IFAS Extension is providing a series of three webinars on building a resilient system, preparing for the storm, and recovering from the storm that can help landowners get ready for the…
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Today the hurricane forecasting group at Colorado State University released their first forecast of the 2021 Atlantic season. They are predicting another above-average year, with 17 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes expected. This is based on the waning La Nina and the expected neutral conditions this summer along with other climatological factors…
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Now that we are getting into the growing season and will be approaching tropical season before you know it, it is a good time to prepare your farm for extreme weather conditions (or any other kind of disaster) before they happen. The Wisconsin Agriculturalist published an article this past week on making plans for a…
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Impacts from one bad weather event can often carry over into later growing seasons. For example, a flood can disturb the natural soil profiles and pull nutrients from the soil. Wind events like hurricanes can take multiple years to recover from, both in rebuilding infrastructure and in replanting crops and orchards. For example, corn from…
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Today Climate.gov posted a Science Brief on recent research findings about the trends in tropical storm activity due to warming ocean temperatures associated with the changing climate. They describe how cyclone intensity has been measured and how it is increasing. They also describe likely changes in the tropical atmospheric conditions in the future and how…
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As we approach the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, you might be interested in a couple of news items. One is that the National Hurricane Center is debating whether they should start the season on May 15 instead of June 1 due to the number of early storms that have occurred in the past…
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The latest ENSO outlook was released today. It shows that La Nina is still hanging on now, but that neutral conditions are expected to return later this spring and last through summer. The current forecast for next fall and winter is for La Nina to return in a “double dip”, which happens fairly frequently with…