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The University of Georgia Extension Bulletin 1428 on preparing your home for emergencies was recently updated. It is now available at https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=b1428. Communities across Georgia are subject to a number of potential disasters such as fires, flooding, severe storms, earthquakes, dam failures, tornados, and hurricanes. While we all hope that such occurrences never happen, it…
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Here is a good video that describes hurricane forecasts, watches, and warnings from the National Weather Service. It includes sign language and closed captions for those who cannot hear the audio. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKdkYi9VAxY&list=PL34exzZIOEfECIvkbaTtsy36jJw0hQKp7&index=6. They have a whole series on hurricane safety available on YouTube including videos on making an evacuation kit…
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An article by Brad Haire in today’s Southeast Farm Press described the limited improvements that irrigation made this year to crop yields because of the very wet conditions. In general, fields with sandier soil did better this year because the excess water was able to drain away more quickly. Impacts on corn, cotton, and peanuts…
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Here is an interesting product that I found online when doing a search for a climatology of lightning strikes. It is an experimental product from the Medford OR National Weather Service office and was developed to help with lightning-initiated wildfires. It shows a count or frequency table of lightning strikes by county, hour of day,…
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The latest glance at the tropical Atlantic shows a lot of activity, including TS Peter and TS Rose, plus a couple of areas of interest. Both Peter and Rose are expected to turn north well before they get close to the US, so neither of them is a factor in our weather. The center of…
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My Windows are filling up with stories I have recently read that might be of interest to some of you. Time for an updated list! The Verge: Shape-shifting storms like Ida are cities’ worst nightmare University of Minnesota: Atmospheric drying will lead to lower crop yields, shorter trees across the globe Science News: Think climate…
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This Wednesday we will celebrate the autumnal equinox and the beginning of astronomical fall. It happens this year at 3:21 pm EDT. So if fall is your favorite season, get out and enjoy the cooler weather at the end of the week as fall comes in with a cold front moving through the area. Won’t…