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There will be several rain-producing weather systems bring rain to parts of the Southeast, but a few areas will not see any rain at all. Over this weekend, the strong low off the East Coast is bringing heavy rain to parts of the Carolinas, with some spill-over into eastern Georgia. That will move out early…
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A new computer modeling study links unusual cooling due to the Australian wildfires in 2019 to our recent triple-dip La Nina, which ended this spring. The new modeling study, published today in Science Advances, show that the vast clouds of aerosols from the fires, which scorched large areas of Australia, may have blocked sunlight, causing…
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While we all know about lightning on Earth, did you know that Jupiter also has lightning? It was first observed over 40 years ago by NASA’s Voyager 1 spacecraft. Recent observations have shown that lightning on Jupiter behaves very much like lightning on earth with step-wise progression of the strokes. They determined this from radio…
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NOAA released their 2023 Atlantic hurricane outlook today. They expect a near-normal number of storms this year, with 12-17 named storms, 5-9 hurricanes, and 1-4 major hurricanes. This is less active than in the last few seasons due to the lack of a La Nina. However, because of the competing impacts of the developing El…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that all of the states with abnormally dry conditions (D0) last week have experienced improvements that reduced dry levels. In Alabama, all dry conditions are now eliminated and in other states, they now cover less area. In Florida, drought conditions were slightly decreased from last week. Puerto Rico…
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Many of our weekends this spring have been wet, and this coming holiday weekend is sadly no exception for the East Coast. A coastal low is predicted to form just off the coast of South Carolina and spin around for much of the weekend. That will bring rain to coastal areas over the weekend and…
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The Land-Grant Press of Clemson Extension has a new publication on historical floods in South Carolina. It provides descriptions of different types of floods and a description of several historical events that have caused significant flooding in the state. While the historical events are focused on South Carolina, much of the background information is more…