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There are many impacts of a warming climate that are pretty easy to understand, such as more heat spells, longer growing seasons, and less snow in the Southeast. Here is another impact that did not occur to me–rising air pressure at higher altitudes due to the rising temperature. Outside magazine has a fascinating look at…
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With La Nina now firmly in place, producers are starting to think about what that means for crop and fruit production next year. We know that La Ninas tend to bring warmer and drier than normal weather to most of the Southeast, and this one is expected to be fairly strong, so all of the…
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A new research study published in Science shows that autumn leaves are falling earlier than in previous years, a surprise considering that warmer temperatures are moving the fall freezing temperatures later in the year. The scientists link this to quicker growth in the spring and maxing out the amount of carbon they can store. This…
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This week should be fairly wet for most of the Southeast, with the exception of southern Florida. One system will move through this weekend, bringing rain to the region and perhaps some snow in the higher elevations and northern states. Frost will end the growing season for many parts of the region except those near…
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With all of the damage from hurricanes and tropical storms this year, extension agents and others are scrambling to keep on top of the post-storm studies of losses due to heavy rain and high winds. The latest storm, Eta, is no exception. The heavy rain from Eta hit southern Florida right when production of fresh…
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This week’s Drought Monitor map shows that nearly half of Georgia is now covered by abnormally dry (D0) conditions, while D0 conditions expanded slightly in South Carolina and were reintroduced into Alabama. Overall the areal coverage across the Southeast almost tripled in size. It’s not clear how long this will last, however, since we expect…
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When you think about weather on other planets, you might think of the Big Spot on Jupiter or the high carbon dioxide heat of Venus. On Mars, we think about both dust storms and water. Here is an interesting story from EarthSky about some new evidence of megafloods after a meteor strike, which melted a…