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A new study published by the Journal of Climate in January shows that based on studies of different climate models at different increases of carbon dioxide, drought is likely to increase in many places across the globe. Even in areas where precipitation increases, the effects of the warmer temperature and associated evaporation and evapotranspiration combine…
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The recent snow and rain that fell on Texas provided needed rain for the drought-stricken farmers and ranchers there, although it also caused problems with power outages and road closures. But the drought in Texas is so bad that it may only provide limited relief going into the next growing season. You can read more…
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There will be some lingering showers along the coasts for the weekend, but after that sunny skies and no rain at all will cover the Southeast for the rest of the week. Enjoy your blue skies and take a walk somewhere. Cool conditions are expected to last through mid-month and then a warm-up is likely.
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It may not feel like it this weekend, but spring planting is not that far away. Ethan Carter of UF-IFAS writes that corn is one of the earliest crops planted, and notes that three consecutive days with morning soil temperature of 55° at a two-inch depth is preferential for optimum germination. Much of Florida and…
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While we don’t have large amounts of snow here in the Southeast, it does happen on occasion, especially if you are in North Carolina or Virginia. You might be interested in this story from Dairy Herd Management on how livestock farmers in New England have to prepare for snowstorms and cold weather. This is especially…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office released their monthly climate report for January 2022 this morning. It shows that they received quite a bit of precipitation, both as rain and frozen ice and snow. You can read the full report at https://climate.ncsu.edu/blog/2022/02/rain-ice-and-snow-had-us-covered-in-january/.
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The Drought Monitor released this morning does not show any changes in drought status to the continental Southeast, although there was some increase in abnormally dry conditions (D0) in some areas. In Puerto Rico, an area of severe (D2) drought was added to the south and north coasts and other areas of drought expanded quite…
Posted in: Drought