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Mount Washington is a 6,288-foot mountain located in New Hampshire. It has some of the worst weather in the United States and is topped by a weather observatory that has frequently recorded wind observations over 100 mph. Since I am a cat lover, I was taken by this story about the observatory and the cats…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region will not see any rain until late next week, when a front moves through the area and drops some showers. The exception is southern Florida, which will see rain by mid-week. Because of that, the Drought Monitor is likely to expand abnormally dry conditions…
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While residents of southwest Florida as well as the Carolinas are currently still picking up from the incredible destruction of Hurricane Ian, and Puerto Ricans are dealing with power losses and damage from massive flooding that fell during Hurricane Fiona, extension agents and farmers are starting to assess the toll that the wind and rain…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the copious rainfall from Hurricane Ian decimated drought in North and South Carolina and in Virginia, but the path of the storm left Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle with almost no rain at all, leading to increases in drought and abnormally dry conditions there. With no…
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Here are several stories of interest that I have seen in the news recently that you might also find interesting. I will make a separate post to list stories I have seen about the agricultural impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. L. A. Times: California’s environment takes biggest hit during drought Newser: Miss. River Barges…
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Are you one of the people who is sensitive to changes in weather conditions? I have many friends who say they can feel changes in the weather by their level of pain or stiffness in their joints. Others say that they are more likely to get migraine headaches under certain weather conditions. This recent article…
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The latest monthly outlook for October 2022, updated at the end of September, shows that after a cold start to the month, temperatures are expected to warm back up and bring most of the region close to normal for the month as a whole, and some areas may see above normal temperatures overall. Precipitation is…
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