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Droughts come and go as a natural part of climate. Some species of plants and animals are adapted to drought and need it as part of their life cycle. However, prolonged drought can cause devastation to the areas that are affected by it, and the people that live there can suffer significant hardship due to…
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The latest outlook maps for May 2022 and May through July 2022 were released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. They show that for May, the southern part of our region is the most likely to be warmer than normal, while much of the region could be wetter than normal. For the early summer months…
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The National Weather Service Office in Peachtree City, GA, has posted storm survey results for the severe weather outbreak of April 5 and 6. I post this because the storm survey for the Dooly County EF-2 shows a wind maximum right at the location of the UGA Byromville weather station, which measured a wind gust…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows only slight changes in most of the region from last week’s map. The biggest change was in Alabama, where recent rains have eliminated the small area of drought and substantially reduced the area of abnormally dry (D0) conditions. Other states had small changes to the areas of abnormally…
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According to Clint Thompson in Specialty Crop Industry, recent cool and windy weather has slowed the development of young watermelon plants and caused some damage from sandblasting and plants twisted by the winds from recent storms. The farmers are looking forward to the nice warm and dry weather we are expecting in the next week…
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How does dust affect climate across the world? While we don’t think about it too often here in the Southeast, it is a big issue in other parts of the country and the world. Dust can affect the transmission of sunlight to the surface, coat the surfaces of glaciers (which affects how they melt), and…
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If you love spectacular photography and time lapse images of clouds, you will enjoy this new 4-minute video from Mike Olbinski showing a series of haboobs, or dust storms, crossing through his home state of Arizona. In the past he has released a number of videos showing the monsoon, tornadoes, lightning, and other severe weather…
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