-
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…
Posted in: Climate summaries -
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…
-
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 -
Four different groups that forecast the number of tropical storms in the Atlantic Basin have predicted active seasons for this year, based on the lack of an El Nino and unusually warm water in the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico. The Eastern Pacific Ocean already had their first official Tropical Depression of the year, ahead…
-
UPDATE Apr 29 at 12:30 pm: The latest outlook from the Storm Prediction Center has reduced the chance of severe weather to “marginal” across the Southeast. That means severe weather can still occur but will likely be isolated in nature. More than one line of thunderstorms is likely through the day and evening. We are…
Posted in: Severe -
A story by Clint Thompson in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News this week notes that rabbiteye blueberries in South Carolina have been affected by cold temperatures this spring. Highbush blueberries have been doing better and are loaded with berries. This is unusual because usually the rabbiteyes do fine because they bloom later and the highbush…
-
When I think of rice-growing, I envision water-filled paddies with rice stalks growing up out of the ponds. This has been a traditional way of growing rice which cuts down on weeds and makes soil nutrients available to the plants. But it also leads to the production of a lot of methane, which is a…
Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news