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The Association of American Geographers (AAG) recently posted an article about the future of California’s drought. They point out that even after multiple dry years, the rains will come back, and if El Nino is as strong as forecast this coming winter, they will return with a vengeance. The writer describes the situation this way:…
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To the east of Georgia and to the north of Florida lies South Carolina, our next stop on the tour of state climatology offices. The South Carolina State Climatologist is Dr. Hope Mizzell, who was elected last week as the new President Elect of the American Association of State Climatologists. She is assisted by a…
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The National Wildlife Foundation recently released a new report on the importance of soil quality in producing sustainable agriculture. The report is entitled Can Soil Save Us? Making the Case for Cover Crops as Extreme Weather Risk Management. In the report it details the impacts healthy soil can have on reducing the effects of extreme weather,…
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Yesterday we visited the site for the Georgia State Climatologist. Today we look to the south to Florida. The Florida Climate Center is located at Florida State University in Tallahassee. David Zierden is the State Climatologist for Florida, ably assisted by Melissa Griffin, the assistant state climatologist. You can visit their web site at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/. The…
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The Southern Region Extension Forestry group has a list of forestry-related newsletters that are available for subscription. They cover a variety of topics on southern forestry. You can see the list at https://www.sref.info/news/newsletters.
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The Georgia Office of the State Climatologist is currently located in the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources. Dr. Bill Murphey is the State Climatologist and State Meteorologist and Nyasha Dunkley is the Deputy State Climatologist. In addition, there is a service climatologist, Lauren Lindsey, who works with them. Prior to…
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If you did not get a chance to try the “do it yourself” long range forecasts I mentioned this past weekend, here is a look at the next week’s rainfall. In a switch from earlier this season, when most of the rain was falling in the northern part of the Southeast away from the coast,…
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