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A couple of recent news stories describe some of the impacts of El Nino on other parts of the country and the world. The High Country News explains the relationship between wetter conditions in New Mexico and less spicy chile peppers as well as other impacts on Western agricultural areas in an article found here.…
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The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal reported that pork prices are being impacted by drought-induced feed increases as well as a fatal disease for piglets. In the story, they note that up to 75 percent of the cost of a hog operation. Soybeans and corn, favored feed for swine, are grown in largest quantities in the Midwest and…
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Outlooks for the next two weeks indicate that our warmer and wetter than normal weather is likely to continue for the next couple of weeks. The Climate Prediction Center is indicating that an area of particularly heavy rains may occur in far northeastern Georgia into South Carolina and western North Carolina on May 29-30.…
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Today, May 23, is Heat Awareness Day for the National Weather Service. Memorial Day marks the unofficial start of summer for many people, and heat is one of the major killers of people and animals in summer months. If you would like to learn more about the impacts of heat and how to prevent heat…
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NOAA issued its official forecast for the Atlantic hurricane season this morning. The number of storms is predicted to be less than normal, due mainly to the expected onset of El Nino later this summer, which usually tends to suppress hurricane activity. However, even one storm can have significant consequences if it makes landfall in…
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David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, provides this analysis: This spring has been exceptionally rainy for N. Florida and the Panhandle, and above normal for the rest of the State with the exception of south Florida. Daytona Beach is at 18.32 inches for the year since Jan. 1, 4.77 inches above normal. Wildfire risk…
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A new blog on El Nino-Southern Oscillation (better known as ENSO) is now available from NOAA at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/department/8443/all. This blog will provide background information and current discussion about the status of El Nino and La Nina as well as descriptions of its impact across the United States and the world. ENSO has big impacts on…