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This week’s Drought Monitor showed that rain in Alabama has removed the moderate (D1) drought and a good bit of the abnormally dry conditions there. It also reduced dry conditions in Georgia. There are now two small areas of D1 in southern Florida, but overall dry conditions did not expand. There is also a new…
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We will start the next seven days mostly dry as we are under the influence of a big area of high pressure. By midweek, the next system will start to bring rain to western parts of the region, and that will cover most of the region by late next week, although amounts will be moderate.…
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The latest monthly climate summary, for March 2021, is now available from the North Carolina Climate Office. You can view it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=337&h=5666e5c1.
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The North Carolina Climate Office and NC State Extension are planning the roll-out of a new climate data system by sponsoring a webinar on Monday, April 5, at 11 am. I am planning to attend to see what their new data access will look like and what data it covers. If you are interested, you…
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With temperatures rising and extreme heat becoming more common, outdoor workers are feeling the brunt of the worsening conditions more than those who can work inside in air conditioning. Heat stress puts a big toll on farm workers and other outdoor jobholders. Seasonal shifts in where crops grow can lead to uncertainty for migrant workers…
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After a long and tortuous process, the Supreme Court decided 9-0 today that Florida had not proven its contention that overuse of water by Georgia farmers and water users a decade ago had led to the decimation of its oyster crop in Apalachicola Bay. The decision mentioned the over-harvest of oysters by Florida as well…
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Unlike February, March was much closer to the expected La Nina conditions. Temperature everywhere across the Southeast was warmer than normal. In a reversal of the usual trend, daytime high temperatures were more above normal than the nighttime lows. Precipitation in most parts of the region was drier than normal, but a few wet pockets…
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