Tropical weather
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The Atlantic has been pretty quiet so far this tropical season, but that may be about to change. A low pressure center now located along the border of Georgia and Tennessee is expected to slowly drift south over the eastern Gulf of Mexico in the next few days. The warm water there could lead to…
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Here is a message from the Southeast Regional Climate Hub (USDA) about presentations from their recent workshop on Building Agricultural Resistance to Hurricanes. Please see below for the links to the different sessions. We’re pleased to announce that presentations from the Building Agricultural Resilience to Hurricanes Workshop are finally available online. See links below. Sorry…
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Fox News reported that most of the 3 million acres of forestland that was destroyed by Hurricane Michael in 2018 is literally rotting away on the ground. Only about 13 percent of it has been recovered so far. Many timber producers are seeing their life savings lost because it is not possible to salvage all…
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A recent study published in the journal Nature and described in the Daytona Beach News-Journal showed that in coming years the east coast of the US may become more vulnerable to devastating hurricanes because of an expected decrease in wind shear over the region, which could allow hurricanes to intensify more quickly. That, along with…
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Months after Hurricane Michael came onshore in the panhandle of Florida, many homeowners have barely begun to rebuild. This is due to a combination of lack of building materials and workers plus delays in getting relief money to the region. Driving through the region you can see many homes flattened by the waves and wind…
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As expected, NOAA’s forecast for the upcoming 2019 tropical season in the Atlantic Ocean basin shows that they think that the season should have close to an average number of tropical storms and hurricanes in the region. This is based on several indicators, including the current weak status of El Niño. You can read the…
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The latest forecast for the North Atlantic Ocean was released today by the U. K. Met Office. It says that they expect a total number of named storms of 13, just slightly above the long-term average of 12 storms. NOAA will be releasing its own forecast soon, and I don’t expect it to be much…