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Happily, we are not in a drought in most of the Southeast right now, but sooner or later we will go into another one? Will it be this year? Too early to say. But here’s some new research that looks at the impacts of tropical storm rainfall on droughts in the eastern half of the…
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NOAA released their latest ENSO outlook today. It shows that the current La Nina is expected to last through spring and should transition to neutral conditions this summer. Their latest forecast differs somewhat from last month’s in that they have lowered the chances of going into an El Nino later in the year. That means…
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Register now for March 1 & 2! No cost to attend. These technical workshops will explore flash drought and soil moisture in the Southeast context. The focus is on information-sharing among those active in flash drought or soil moisture monitoring, research, and applications development, although the meetings are open to all interested parties. Outcomes will help…
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The cold temperatures we have had in January and early February have had one beneficial impact on peach producers–areas in central AL and GA are experiencing a good run of chill hours. That will help the peaches mature and produce a good set of fruit, growers hope. You can read more at Specialty Crop Industry…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought and abnormally dry conditions were significantly reduced in Virginia and North Carolina and Puerto Rico due to recent rains. There were smaller reductions in Alabama and South Carolina. Areas of abnormally dry (D0) conditions expanded somewhat in coastal Georgia and northern Florida due to the…
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Reports on damage to blueberries and other crops continue to come in from the severe frost of January 30. Fortunately, most of the producers I have talked to in Georgia have told me that the damage was not as severe as expected considering that the temperature got down into the low 20s with a dew…
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Most people enjoy the scent of rain when it starts to fall. That is called petrichor, and you can read about it here. But I never really thought about the smell of snow before because it is usually so cold that it is hard to smell anything. So I was interested to read this story…