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The latest text summary of climate information for the Southeast is now available at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionAnnualClimateReport2019.pdf.
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Southeast AgNet posted a story earlier this week about the problems that flooding rains are causing for livestock producers in Alabama. You can learn more about how it is affecting hay and pastures as well as livestock health at https://southeastagnet.com/2020/01/04/heavy-rains-flooding-affecting-livestock/.
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The annual climate summary for the US is now available and shows that for the Southeast as a whole as well as the states of Georgia and North Carolina, 2019 was the warmest year on record. Other states in the Southeast were in the top three warmest. Precipitation was in the middle third of all…
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Climate summaries are now available for North Carolina and for the Southeast US for 2019. You can read them at the links below. I will write a separate post on what the entire US summary shows. North Carolina Southeast Regional Climate Center
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Do you use the weekly US Drought Monitor in your work, or monitor it for changes in the drought status? Do you use it to help your producers get financial assistance when a severe drought hits? If so, you may be interested in this upcoming workshop on the US Drought Monitor, how it is put…
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The latest weekly ENSO outlook was released by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today and show that while the sea surface temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean are quite warm at the moment, neutral ENSO conditions are expected to continue through Northern Hemisphere winter (70% chance) and spring (65% chance). In neutral conditions there is no…
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As the climate gets warmer, floods become more frequent (and droughts too), and sea level also floods more land near the coast. Architect magazine posted an interesting story recently about how professional architects and city planners are looking at trends in flooding to plan future developments and plan for replacing current infrastructure like culverts. You…
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