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As of 11 pm on Friday night, Tropical Storm Earl formed in the western Atlantic Ocean. The current forecast is for Earl to curve to the north and then northeast without hitting any land. It is not expected to become a hurricane but to remain a tropical storm. Folks along the East Coast might want…
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Today Hurricane Danielle formed in the central Atlantic, far from land over a patch of unusually warm water much farther north than most hurricanes form. This is the first hurricane named in 2022 but probably will not be the last. Danielle is not a threat to land, although remnants of Danielle might eventually bring some…
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Today is the first day of climatological (or as some people call it, meteorological) fall, which starts on September 1 and goes through November 30. Of course, here in the Southeast, it can still feel like summer for another month or more depending on where you are, but lower humidity the last day has felt…
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The latest monthly outlook for September 2022 were released yesterday. The outlook shows that wetter than normal conditions are expected in September, especially early in the month. The temperature is expected to be warmer than normal in most of the region, with Alabama not leaning towards either warmer or cooler than normal. This is most…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows generally small changes in drought and dry conditions across the region. The tiny area of D2 severe drought in far NW Alabama is now gone, and the area covered by abnormally dry conditions has also decreased. In Florida, the area of drought decreased but the coverage of…
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The new 2021 2021 State of the Climate report was released by NOAA today. It is the work of more than 530 scientists from 67 countries around the world and summarizes the climate and extreme weather of 2021. 2021 Highlights: State of the Climate The report’s climate indicators show patterns, changes and trends of the…
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While our summer in the Southeast has had some dry conditions as well as some local floods, other parts of the world are experiencing much more extreme weather and climate. Here are a few stories I have seen lately. “…Dead From Scorching Sun”: China’s Farmers Long For Rain Amid Drought: Southern China has recorded its…