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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that extreme (D3) drought is now gone from the western coast of Florida, although severe drought remains. In Virginia, moderate (D1) drought expanded along the northern border. In other areas there was a slight decrease in abnormally dry (D0) conditions. Rain in the coming week due to the…
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As we end May 2023, a quick look at the maps for the preliminary monthly temperature and precipitation departures shows that most of the region was below normal, in some cases quite a bit cooler than normal. Precipitation was variable, with the northern areas drier than average, wetter than normal conditions in the coastal plains…
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As we begin the 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, it’s worth looking back at past storms to see what lessons we can learn from the warnings that were given and how people responded (or didn’t respond) to the information provided by weather forecasters and emergency managers. Southeast Ag Net posted a helpful story this week describing…
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A new research study shows that flash droughts are becoming more likely across the world, causing negative impacts on agriculture and food production everywhere. And it’s not just agriculture but energy production and water supplies that can also be at risk. Some methods like precision agriculture and improved temperature and precipitation forecasts can help farmers…
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Those of you who are located in the County Warning Area for the Atlanta National Weather Service Office may be interested in trying out this new GIS-based tornado dashboard. You can check it out here. It contains tracks of all tornadoes that have occurred in those counties since 1950. The dashboard allows you to filter…
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NOAA released their 2023 Atlantic hurricane outlook last week and it showed that this season is likely to have fewer named storms than the previous few years. But those statistics don’t say anything about where any storms that do form might go. The Weather Channel posted a story this weekend looking at the historical paths…
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Earlier this month the Washington Post published an article describing the economic costs of El Nino based on research published in Science magazine. The research showed that the most recent strong El Ninos cost the global economy on the order of $4 trillion in losses to agriculture and other sectors of the economy. Since we…