Science News had an interesting article this week. It was about a new study which showed that the biggest amount of tree damage in Hurricane Maria back in 2017 was not where the strongest winds were but where the rains were heaviest. Hurricane Irma, which passed near PR two weeks…
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“Rise and shine, campers, it’s Groundhog Day!” Are you feeling like every day is the same now that you are practicing social distancing and working at home? Probably not if you are a first responder, farmer, or NWS employee. Thanks to all of you who are working to keep us…
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The warm and wet weather we’ve had over the winter has had some impacts on blueberries across the region, according to this recent article by Clint Thompson in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News. The excessive rain may lead to increases in disease pressure as the rain helps move root-rot spores…
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The latest seasonal summary for December 2019 through February 2020 is now available for the Southeast from the Southeast Regional Climate Center. You can access it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionQuarterlyReportWinter2019_20.pdf .
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Today marks the start of astronomical spring (remember, climatological spring started on March 1). It is also known as the vernal equinox because days and nights are of equal length. It’s the earliest start to spring in well over 100 years because of the leap year and other factors. You…
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The latest monthly and season climate outlooks were released by NOAA today. Both April and the April through June periods show that warmer and wetter conditions are likely for most of the Southeast. The exception is for the Florida peninsula, which is expected to be warmer and drier than normal…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that while there is no change in drought from last week, the area of abnormally dry conditions have expanded significantly in Florida over the last week due to the very light precipitation they have received. There was also a slight increase in…
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