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The latest global climate summary for August 2020 was released by NOAA earlier this week. It shows that this past August was warmer than 2019 but still not quite as warm as the warmest August, 2016, for the globe. For the June through August period, which is Northern Hemisphere summer, it was the third warmest…
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We are coming up on the autumnal equinox, which occurs this year on September 22 at 9:31 am EDT. You can learn more about what an equinox is by reading this story from EarthSky, a great source of astronomy-related (and sometimes atmosphere-related) news. This marks the beginning of astronomical fall (climatological fall began on September…
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Yesterday we added three named tropical storms to the list–Wilford in the central Atlantic, Alpha near Portugal (!) and Beta in the Gulf of Mexico. Blowoff from TS Beta is currently providing cloud cover to parts of the Southeast, including Alabama, Georgia, and the Carolinas. TS Beta is expected to slowly gain strength to a…
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The latest climate outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows that October and October through December are both expected to be warmer than normal. Precipitation for October is expected to be above normal in Florida and along the coasts but could be drier than normal farther inland, away from tropical weather. For the October through…
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The latest seasonal climate summary for the Southeast for June through August 2020 is now available from the Southeast Regional Climate Center. You can view it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionQuarterlyReportSummer2020.pdf.
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Folks around the Southeast are starting to assess the damage from Hurricane Sally as it crept onshore yesterday and moved off to the northeast through central Georgia. Because of the slow forward movement of the storm, parts of the coast were subjected to hours of hurricane-force wind which caused problems for cotton and pecans. Heavy…
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How does your property insurance cover severe weather? Or does it? There are often policy statements that can limit or deny coverage for certain kinds of damage caused by extreme weather. If you live in an area that is affected by severe weather (which is almost all of us), then you need to understand what…