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In the latest Rapid Response storm report from the North Carolina Climate Office, Corey Davis looked at the two ice storms the state experienced this past week and how it has affected local conditions there. Ice was not the only issue with these storms, but flooding was also occurring in coastal areas. You can read…
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This week’s Drought Monitor shows that abnormally dry conditions were removed from South Carolina and contracted in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alabama with all the rain we have had in the last week. The area of moderate (D1) drought was removed from western Florida and shrunk in Alabama. No changes are expected this week…
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With all of the cold air this year, chill hours for fruit are in good shape, and I’ve been told by peach experts that the buds are already swelling in the orchards, although they are not yet blooming. A good warm spell will probably be enough to break dormancy. But because we are not past…
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The latest seasonal outlook for March through May 2021 was released today by NOAA. It shows that for the month of March and for the March through May spring period, they are expecting most of the Southeast to lean towards warmer and drier than normal conditions. The long-range forecasts into early March are showing warmer…
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The latest webinar from the Georgia Climate Project will be held on Friday, February 26 from 11:00 to 12:30 PM online. The correct webinar registration link is below, followed by more information on the list of panelists, including UGA’s Dr. Marshall Shepherd. https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_TUNbDgirQTyH_OhZwWpHIA?fbclid=IwAR2QY31KWGUKkpKLA1JwqRH1-zogwT481WIh7pruBYdGVEVGUjBVMdq6eps Learn how climate change is impacting Georgia’s weather Georgia’s weather is changing—in…
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With all the cold weather in the central part of the country, it is no surprise that agriculture is taking a big hit in addition to all of problems that consumers are experiencing from loss of power, heat, and sometimes water. Here are a few of the stories I have read today. This is an…
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In the 1930s, tremendous dust storms blew across the Great Plains, with some dust reaching all the way to Washington DC. It has been attributed partially to climate variability and partly to land management patterns which plowed up the fields and left them bare, which made them vulnerable to strong winds. A change in the…