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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the heaviest rain for the next few days is likely to be along a front that is draped through Kentucky and Tennessee and east into North Carolina. Unfortunately, that means that those areas could see more floods as moisture continues to flow into the area. Most of the…
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I bet most of you have heard from climate skeptics that the Dust Bowl was hot as if this somehow proves that climate change is not happening. My UGA colleague Dr. Marshall Shepherd wrote a good blog post about this earlier this week. This is his response to that argument: https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2022/06/20/the-dust-bowl-thenclimate-change-now-argument-deconstructed/?sh=474b276d90c4
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Here is a very detailed discussion of the current status of La Nina, what we expect in the next few months, and how it will affect the coming winter of 2022-2023 in the United States and Europe, from Severe Weather Europe. No big surprises, but a more deep dive into all of the nuances of…
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You might remember last spring that we had accumulated enough chill hours early in the winter that fruit trees and bushes were ready to bloom as soon as a warm spell came. And then a couple of late frosts destroyed a significant number of the blooms and young fruit after they flowered. The effects of…
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Recent rains have continued to reduce drought coverage in most of the Southeast, with drought eliminated from South Carolina and nearly all gone from Georgia. Dry conditions are expanding in Virginia and in Alabama, especially in the northwest part of the state closest to the western drought that is affecting a lot of the middle…
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Today is the 25th anniversary of the infamous Fort Collins flash flood, which was the impetus for starting CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network). Fort Collins has a semi-arid climate, but rare tropical downpours lingered over the city during the beginning of the annual monsoon season, bringing nearly 15″ of rain in just…
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Here is an interesting story from Crosscut describing how libraries are becoming centers of shelter for people in communities faced with extreme weather conditions. Many of the libraries are not designed for this usage, and librarians are not trained to deal with the influx of people that may need respite from extreme heat, cold, or…
Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news