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If you don’t live along the coast, you may not be that concerned about the impacts of climate change on you. Here is one reason why you should. Up to 44 percent of Americans live in areas along the coast, and some of those areas are increasingly being threatened by rising sea levels. Scientists know…
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With quieter and drier weather finally occurring in a lot of the Southeast last week, many farmers are trying to catch up on their planting. Southeast AgNet posted a story about how cotton planting season is underway in Alabama (and other parts of the Southeast) at https://southeastagnet.com/2020/04/28/cotton-planting-season-alabama/. Many other crops are also going into the…
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In the past few years I have enjoyed dipping into the UGA Special Collections Library and viewing some old diaries of settlers in coastal Georgia and Carolina from the early days of the colony. As farmers, they were very aware of the weather around them and how it affected their crops. This is the science…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast should be very dry this week, with no rain expected in most of Florida and only light rain expected in most other places other than the Appalachian Mountains, which could see a bit more. Probably a good week to make hay if you are…
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What a strange April it has been! Even the weather was unsettled. Some areas, particularly in the northern part of the region, were cooler than normal, while other areas like South Florida baked in hot, dry conditions. Rainfall was quite variable, with some areas receiving much more than normal while others missed out on most…
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We’ve had a lot of severe weather lately, and with that comes the chance of lightning. If it hits a tree, it can do a lot of damage to the tree (and anything under it). What do you do with the tree after it’s been hit? Walter Reeves has a few suggestions here. When in…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a significant decrease in drought over the last week, with many areas in southern Alabama and Georgia and Florida changing to a less severe category, and some drought disappearing. Severe drought remains in southern Florida but has been eliminated elsewhere. Note that this map only includes rain…
Posted in: Drought