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The preliminary climate summary for the Southeast shows that all of the region had temperatures that were above normal and most areas were also wetter than normal. The precipitation map below shows what looks like a bad data point in central Georgia that will probably be corrected later but also shows the dry area in…
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I am shutting down my blog for a week to concentrate on family and the holidays. Usually I travel during Christmas break, but this year will be staying home to protect others from the pandemic. I hope you stay safe, too, wherever you are. Some of may even see some snow! I will be back…
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As the end of the year approaches, meteorologists and climatologists are starting to assemble their end-of-the-year lists of the top ten weather events. Here is the first one I’ve seen, from experts Jeff Masters and Dana Nuccitelli in Yale Climate Connections. Read the list here. What will 2021 bring?
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As we continue to see earth’s temperature increase, farmers are considering how to adapt to different growing conditions. Areas that are most favorable for some crops like corn and wheat are moving north, which gives northern farmers more options for crops and southern farmers the opportunity to try new crops or new varieties that are…
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Even though the Atlantic tropical season is over for this year, we are continuing to see impacts from this year’s storms coming in. We are also still seeing impacts from the wet conditions that have occurred across parts of the region this year. Here are three stories which describe some recent impacts of this summer’s…
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The warming of the global atmosphere over time is well known, although individual areas of the globe vary in what they are experiencing. Humidity is another variable that is changing, but in harder to discern ways. We know that as air temperature increases, it has the potential to hold more water vapor. But according to…
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If you keep up with the news, you can’t help but hearing about all the wildfires that have been raging through the western US this year. In particular, some of the fires have been moving through lands where California’s oldest trees, including sequoia, redwood, and Joshua trees, live. Many of these old trees have perished…