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The National Hurricane Center is tracking a weak center of low pressure in the Gulf of Mexico that could develop into Tropical Storm Claudette in the next day. It is still quite disorganized, so predicting the path of the storm is somewhat difficult. However, the current path of the storm brings it onshore in eastern…
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You’ve probably heard the term “flash drought” many times. But do you know what it is? If not, here is your chance to find out. The National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) is hosting a webinar on flash drought on Tuesday, June 22, at 2 pm EDT. You can get more information and register for…
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The Drought Monitor web site has been having some problems recently, so today’s drought map is from Drought.gov, its sister site. Because of recent rains, drought conditions improved there this week. They could see more improvement next week with rain from potential Tropical Storm Claudette, which is pulling itself together in the Gulf. Even if…
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On June 15, 1991, Mount Pinatubo erupted in the Philippines. It was the 2nd largest eruption of the 20th century and the most recent eruption big enough to affect the global climate. To remember that eruption, NASA provided a very interesting interview with John Murray, their disasters program associate director. He was there watching the…
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If you follow news articles about changing climate, you have no doubt seen many stories about melting sea ice, glaciers, and the big ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica. You might wonder why those changes are important to us here in the Southeast. Let me use a couple of recent articles I have seen to…
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As I discussed yesterday, there appears to be a possible tropical storm brewing in the Bay of Campeche this week. There is nothing organized there now, but computer models suggest that a circulation has an 80% chance of developing into a tropical depression that is expected to head north. If and when that happens, it…
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The watermelon season is upon us, and according to Clint Thompson in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News, it looks like it will be a sweet and delicious year! The climate conditions for developing high-brix (sugar) watermelons have been almost perfect, with high temperatures, little rain, and lots of sunshine. You can read more at https://vscnews.com/watermelon-quality-brix-georgia-florida/.…