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Tom Skilling, WGN television meteorologist, gave this report on Facebook today about the volcanic eruption that is ongoing in the Caribbean: The Caribbean’s La Soufriere Volcano isn’t likely to have the cooling effect of 1991’s mammoth Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines–but it’s released the most sulfur dioxide of any Caribbean volcano of the satellite…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the rain this week will be concentrated in a band running through the northern half of the Florida Peninsula along a stationary front there. Areas north and south of the front will stay mostly cool and dry, although some showers cannot be ruled out. By Thursday and Friday…
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Here is an interesting story about a unique way of farming in Tunisia that takes advantage of the ability of fresh water to float above saltier water. The farmers take advantage of this property to grow vegetables in sandy crops irrigated by the lens of fresh water. The fresh water reaches the roots of the…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest monthly and seasonal forecasts this week. They show that May, the May-July period, and the August-October periods are all expected to be warmer and wetter than normal for most of the Southeast. The warmer than normal conditions reflect the long-term trend towards warmer temperatures we have observed since…
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While the frost we had here in the Southeast in early April caused some problems for fruit and vegetable farmers in parts of the region, it was nothing like the severe frost that caused widespread damage to grapevines in Europe and especially in France. This frost affected up to 80 percent of all producers, with…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows only slight changes in abnormally dry (D0) conditions this week, with the biggest reductions in Alabama where they have had the most rain. Other parts of the region have seen almost no changes, including Puerto Rico. The heaviest rain this coming week will be focused along a…
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With little snowfall over the past winter, Westerners are looking at the potential for a dire year with very low water availability. There are already reductions in water deliveries in place across the region, and many farmers will not have enough water to grow crops this year. According to CBS News, this may be the…