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Do you rely on rodents to get your seasonal forecasts? If so, hope you are enjoying this Groundhog Day. NOAA says that the groundhog is only correct 40 percent of the time, so if you were a betting person, you might go with the opposite of what the official forecast is. I’ve heard that this…
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I am still catching my breath from the end of the Super Bowl game, but wanted to note that the turfgrass Tifway 419 used at the Super Bowl this year was bred by UGA scientists. Thanks to Dr. George Vellidis of UGA Tifton for pointing it out! You can read more about how it was…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that almost all of the Southeast is expected to get significant amounts of rain in the next week. The next few days will be dry, then rain chances will pick up by Tuesday and grow later in the week. Many places could see several inches of rain in the…
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This is more whimsy than science, but I thought this article about some amazing wind-powered walking sculptures was really interesting. Dutch artist Theo Jansen creates stunning wind-powered, walking sculptures useing plastic yellow tubes to build his “skeletons” – after that, the sculptures are able to walk on their own with a little help from the…
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Fruit producers in Georgia may be interested in seeing our summary of chilling hours for all 87 UGA weather stations in one place. You can find the complete list which provides chill hours from November 1 through yesterday at https://www.georgiaweather.net/?content=ch. It includes the last four years so you can see how this year compares to…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that while the amount of drought in Florida has stayed the same, the amount of area covered by abnormally dry conditions has doubled in size from last week. It expanded in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and along the coasts of North and South Carolina. Fortunately, with wet conditions expected…
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For those of you who really like to plan ahead, here is some information about the 5th National Adaptation Forum, to be held in Atlanta GA on April 26-28, 2021. Never too early to get it on your calendar! You can read more about it and find a link to their next webinar on “Integrating…
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