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As we head into what is usually the most active time of the year for tropical storms in the Atlantic basin, a wave that recently moved off the coast of Africa is now showing some signs of development. The National Hurricane Center’s 5-day tropical outlook map now shows a 60 percent chance of cyclone formation…
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Al Jazeera America had an interesting article about recent trends in the yields of coffee production in Tanzania. Farmers there have noticed a 50 percent decrease in yield over the last sixty years. Originally the yield loss was attributed to changes in rainfall, but a recent study by scientists at the International Institute of Tropical…
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Shane Curry, the author of the Appling County Crop E News, had an interesting article this week about the unfilled ears of corn they are seeing in some locations as they harvest their fields. It discusses the problems caused by high temperatures and low humidity associated with dry conditions that affected the corn plants this…
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The latest 7 day QPF map shows wet conditions across all of the Southeast, which should help to remove some of the dry conditions that have spread across the region in recent weeks. Saturday will be the driest day for most of the region, with rain forecast to occur almost every day after that across…
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I noticed today that the National Weather Service has updated their radar-based maps of estimated precipitation for the US. Previously the maps were static and you could only look at a few prescribed regions, but now they have a new zoomable version which can cover the entire lower 48 states or a fraction of a…
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Going to the beach in summer is a familiar and beloved annual event for many families in the Southeast. It is also a popular pastime in Europe. The Guardian published a provocative article this week on how changes in climate could affect beach tourism in Europe as the climate continues to warm, and how in…
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Predictions for the eventual strength of the developing El Nino are heating up even more than the water off the coast of Peru and Ecuador. Bill Patzert, a climatologist with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in La Cañada Flintridge, says it could be a “Godzilla,” surpassing the record-setting event in 1997-98, according to this NPR story.…
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