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Is the sun getting you up earlier and earlier? That is because we are near the summer solstice, the period of time when the sun is the farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere sky, rises the earliest and sets the latest. It also marks the start of astronomical summer. June 20 is this year’s summer…
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In court cases I have worked on in the past, I needed to find the angle of the sun at a certain time of day to see if it was shining in a driver’s eyes or melting ice on an outdoor staircase. Here is a simple web site which will do the work for you.…
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The latest climate outlook from NOAA was released today. It shows that warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue across the Southeast for both the July-September period and the October-December period. Wetter than normal conditions are expected through September. There is some evidence of a drier October-December but it is still quite far out…
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The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a historical period and climatic phase that overlapped with the late-medieval and early modern periods, and was characterized by a cold climate that is often associated with a reduction in solar activity. The LIA increasingly interests historians – academic and popular alike, and they have tied the LIA to the…
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A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to the UGA Blueberry Blog describing the impact of the unusual weather this spring on flies in blueberries. This week they posted another story which showed a different impact on the berries–fungal diseases such as fruit rot. The berries have also suffered from splits which have…
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Now that we are halfway through June, 2020, let’s take a look at the climate for the month so far. Precipitation is quite variable and most places are drier than normal. The exception is along the Gulf Coast and in southern Georgia and Alabama and in Florida due to the rain that fell as TS…
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By this time of year it’s usually pretty hot in the Southeast, and humidity is high too. Fortunately, for the moment we are experiencing fairly cool weather, and no one I know is complaining. But when the heat returns, it will not only put stress on us, but also on our livestock. A recent story…