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With the recent increase in hurricane activity in the Atlantic, you may be seeing pictures of the National Hurricane Center’s forecast cones for upcoming storms. There is a lot of misinformation about what the cone means and what it does not mean. NOAA provided this short video that explains how the cone is drawn and…
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Today is the first day of astronomical fall, as we cross the ecliptic and start to see days that are shorter than 12 hours due to the tilt of the earth’s North Pole away from the sun. And even though it’s felt like summer for most of the month, the cold front that went through…
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After a very dry June followed by a rainy and cloudy July and August producers are happy to see sunny skies and no rain to help prepare their crops for harvest. Cotton and other crops have been hampered by the lack of sunshine which has delayed crop development and the wet, humid conditions have caused…
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NOAA sent out their August global summary of climate conditions last week. It shows that the earth as a whole had its 6th warmest August since records began in 1880. It was the 5th lowest sea ice coverage on record. You can read more in August 2022 Global Climate Report | National Centers for Environmental…
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Tuesday, September 27, 2022 at 10 am ET/9 am CT Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region’s stakeholders and interested parties with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers…
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While the early part of this year’s Atlantic tropical season was very quiet, lately things have gotten a lot more active. Fortunately, the recent storms so far have kept well away from the Southeast as a strong high pressure center has diverted the storms away from us. This may be about to change with a…
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The weather last winter gave peach growers frustrating conditions in Georgia and Alabama. A cold November 2021 brought plenty of chill hours to the Southeast. Then an early warm-up caused the early blooming varieties of fruit trees to flower earlier than usual. But temperatures down to the 20s on March 13 caused significant loss of…