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As the global temperatures have been rising, the ranges in which different crops can grow have also changed. Corn and soybeans are two of the crops that are spreading north into areas where they did not previously grow. In the case of corn, increases in precipitation and humidity may also be allowing it to grow…
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The latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina is now available from the North Carolina Climate Office. You can view it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=316&h=5666e5c1.
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that while there is no drought in most of the Southeast, the severe drought in southern Florida grew in the last week with little rain. Dry conditions in Alabama changed only slightly. With a wet system expected to impact the southern Florida peninsula, that is likely to improve…
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The latest monthly climate summary for the Southeast is now available from the Southeast Regional Climate Center. You can read it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportApril2020.pdf.
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The monthly climate statistics for the US for April 2020 was released today. You can read the complete summary at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202004. The temperature and precipitation were both just below the 20th century average. For the Southeast, both temperature and precipitation were above average. However, for the US for the year to date the temperature was…
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Yale Climate Connections had an interesting story this week about how warmer ocean temperatures and more acidification are affecting folks who harvest clams along the Georgia coast. The producer interviewed in the radio story said that every time their production area closes, he loses three weeks of income waiting for things to clear up. He…
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The UGA Weather Network has 86 sites around Georgia. One of them is at Mixon Farms near Waycross. I was saddened to read this story in Vegetable and Specialty Crop News today. The storms that passed through southern Georgia last week dropped tornadoes and hail as they moved through the area. One of the storms…