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While it might seem like the Atlantic tropical season is over, a look at the map shows that is not the case. Currently there are two tropical storms in the Atlantic–TS Lisa in the southern Caribbean moving generally west towards Central America, and TS Martin well off in the central Atlantic and moving NE. Both…
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Now that Halloween has come and gone, demand for pumpkins is going down. But Georgia producers report that they had very good yields this year due to low disease pressure because of the dry conditions we have had in the past few months. If you have pumpkins on your porch and have taken care of…
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After a dry October, producers have been hoping for a return to wetter conditions. However, the final outlook for November 2022 shows a better than even chance of warmer and drier conditions than usual for the month. This means that drought is likely to expand and deepen and expand across the region over the next…
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As we exit October and enter November, a look back at the last month shows that across most of the region, temperatures were cooler than normal and precipitation was drier than normal in most areas but especially in the Southern Appalachians. I looked at the high and low temperatures separately and found that the overnight…
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Hurricane Ian brought horrific winds and a storm surge of up to 18 feet in some places in southwestern Florida. But as it progressed across the Florida Peninsula, it also brought torrential rain that caused a lot of land and river flooding to an area that is almost flat. This means that any drainage of…
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Today the National Hurricane Center noted the development of Potential Tropical Cyclone 15, which presumably would be named Lisa if it gets a bit more organized, in the Caribbean. Fortunately for us in the United States, high pressure over our region will keep the PTC track moving to the west instead of recurving towards us.…
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Sanibel Island in Florida has been considered one of the best shelling beaches in the world, with up to 250 species found at that location. It was also right in the area of Hurricane Ian’s area of destruction. How did the hurricane impact its ecosystems and the beach there? Yahoo News has a story this…