Tropical weather
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The National Hurricane Center’s map of 5-day potential tropical activity shows a wide region off the Atlantic Coast with a 70 percent chance of developing into a tropical system, although the chance in the next 48 hours is near zero. If this does develop into a tropical storm, it would be named Arthur, and would…
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In the last two weeks I have received a couple of emails asking me about a new hurricane insurance program that is being offered to producers which will help cover agricultural losses in case of a hurricane passing over their farm. I can’t give you advice on whether or not it would be worth it,…
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(Short answer–probably not.) As part of this week’s special awareness week for the upcoming hurricane season, the State of Georgia Climate Office put together this graph showing the number of hurricanes which affected Georgia by decade. You can see when you look at it that over the last 50 years Georgia has experienced fewer hurricanes…
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Less than a month from now is the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs from June 1 through November 30. Of course, the earth doesn’t follow a calendar so occasionally we have storms before the season begins. Nothing is brewing yet, but now is the time to get ready for the next…
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Four different groups that forecast the number of tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin have predicted active seasons for this year, based on the lack of an El Nino and unusually warm water in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The Eastern Pacific Ocean already had their first official Tropical Depression of the year, ahead…
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NOAA is presenting a series of webinars on hurricanes for 4th through 6th graders in the next few weeks. They are split up by state and will be available later in April. The webinars discuss how hurricane forecasts are made and what hurricane hazards are like. You can read more information and find links to…
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A new study published in 2019 shows that tropical cyclones and hurricanes are strengthening more rapidly in recent years than in previous decades, according to NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information. A second article shows that the poorer island nations are bearing the brunt of these rapidly developing storms, leading to devastating consequences. Both studies…