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While residents of southwest Florida as well as the Carolinas are currently still picking up from the incredible destruction of Hurricane Ian, and Puerto Ricans are dealing with power losses and damage from massive flooding that fell during Hurricane Fiona, extension agents and farmers are starting to assess the toll that the wind and rain…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that the copious rainfall from Hurricane Ian decimated drought in North and South Carolina and in Virginia, but the path of the storm left Georgia, Alabama, and the Florida Panhandle with almost no rain at all, leading to increases in drought and abnormally dry conditions there. With no…
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Here are several stories of interest that I have seen in the news recently that you might also find interesting. I will make a separate post to list stories I have seen about the agricultural impacts of Hurricanes Fiona and Ian. L. A. Times: California’s environment takes biggest hit during drought Newser: Miss. River Barges…
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Are you one of the people who is sensitive to changes in weather conditions? I have many friends who say they can feel changes in the weather by their level of pain or stiffness in their joints. Others say that they are more likely to get migraine headaches under certain weather conditions. This recent article…
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The latest monthly outlook for October 2022, updated at the end of September, shows that after a cold start to the month, temperatures are expected to warm back up and bring most of the region close to normal for the month as a whole, and some areas may see above normal temperatures overall. Precipitation is…
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The latest 5-day outlook from the National Hurricane Center shows two areas of potential development in the Atlantic this week. Fortunately for us in the Southeast, neither one shows any signs of heading towards us. The western investigation looks like it will continue west into Central America, and the eastern one shows that it will…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has released a Rapid Reaction report on Hurricane Ian and its impacts on their state. You can view it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/10/rapid-reaction-windy-wet-ian-sweeps-through-north-carolina/. Rainfall from the storm is shown below.