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NOAA released the latest monthly climate summary for the US for May 2022 last week. It showed that most of the United States was warmer than normal, particularly in Texas and Louisiana. By contrast the Pacific Northwest was quite cold, especially Washington State. Rainfall was quite variable across the country, with little to no rain…
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Here is a good tip from the University of Florida Extension folks: Don’t wait until after a disaster to get your farm records filled out with USDA Farm Service Agency. You’ll be ahead in the queue for assistance and will receive E-notifications about recovery programs from FSA after the storm. If you already have farm…
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I am not a fan of spicy food but I know some of you are. Here is a consequence of the California drought that you might not have seen–a shortage of the spicy Sriracha hot sauce that many people use in Asian cooking due to the failure of the red chile pepper crop in California…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should experience a moderate amount of rain this week. The driest part of the region will be Alabama, with parts of the state expecting less than half an inch of rain. But most of the rest of the region should see around an inch,…
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You may have heard or read about the lengthy drought that has been impacting the western US over the last decade or two. Since written records only go back into the 1800s, scientists use tree rings to provide proxy data that can help identify when rainfall was scant, since trees don’t grow much in a…
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The latest La Nina outlook for June 2022 and beyond was issued today by NCEI. It shows that there is a 59% chance of La Nina in early winter after a slight decrease in the likelihood of La Nina this summer. You can read more about it at June 2022 ENSO update: how does your…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought expanded in North and South Carolina and Georgia but was reduced in other Southeastern states due to the pattern of rainfall this past week. Drought also expanded significantly in Puerto Rico, where over 60 percent of the island is now in moderate (D1) drought.
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