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The Southeast Regional Climate Center posted a story on Facebook today about NOAA and the Coast Guard joining together to preserve a WW1 shipwreck off the coast of North Carolina. The lightship Diamond Shoal Lightship No. 71 was attacked by a German ship after it reported by radio the presence of a German U-boat off…
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This time of year many bird species migrate from northern regions to the south as winter approaches. If you are working outside, you probably see the V’s of geese flying south, but many other bird species also migrate. Birds take advantage of weather patterns to move south, and often ride the winds blowing out of…
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The cold morning weather this weekend reminded me that the date of first frost is approaching for parts of the Southeast. The average first 32 F frost in northeast Georgia occurs by October 10 in the hilly areas, although the dates are later and later the farther south you go in the state. Last weekend…
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There is a new video describing the recent Southern Region Extension Climate Academy available on YouTube. You can view it by clicking here. It provides a brief summary of the September 2014 meeting and an overview of the groups that sponsored it.
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A rare early morning total lunar eclipse will occur across the Southeast on the morning of October 8. The full moon, which will be in the western sky as the sun rises in the east, will move through the Earth’s shadow, turning a dark red. The peak of the eclipse will be just before 7…
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The latest 7-day rainfall forecast for the Southeast shows that parts of southern GA and AL as well as the coastal Carolinas and northern FL are expected to be dry, while northern Georgia and Alabama should see mostly dry conditions with increasing chances for rain later in the week. You can get updated forecasts at https://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml.
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CNBC posted a story about the upcoming winter and the prospects for rain in California. After three winters with little rainfall, most of the state is in exceptional drought. Farmers and communities have been able to use groundwater to some extent to make up for the missing rainfall, but groundwater levels are now dropping rapidly…