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The Southeast Farm Press reported last week that the deadline for getting help dealing with debris from Hurricane Michael has been extended for six months because of the volume of debris that is left. Wet weather has slowed the ability of contractors to remove the debris as well. For more information, visit the link here.
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I have not traveled to Africa yet, but it is on my bucket list. I saw two articles today describing the extreme drought which is affecting southern Africa. The world-famous Victoria Falls, which lies on the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe, is down to just a trickle. You can see some pictures and read more…
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The next seven days should bring 1-2 inches to parts of the Southeast. Most of the rain is expected late in the week from Thursday through Saturday, but scattered showers could occur earlier as well. The Florida peninsula will be largely missed by the rain, though. This may put a further dent in the remaining…
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If you’ve followed the news lately, you know that parts of the Florida Keys have been underwater for weeks due to very high sea levels enhanced by king tides. The tides are occurring naturally but are occurring more often due to rising sea levels caused by warming ocean water and melting ice sheets. Recent studies…
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What is the most snow that any place in Georgia has ever received? How about the most snow anywhere in the United States? You can find out by going to this handy summary of state snowfall records put together by Weather Underground. Hint: Georgia’s was set in the Superstorm of 1993. Check out the list…
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While topographic maps are not strictly weather or climate, they are a unique way of describing the physical environment. And they are just cool to look at! So I was happy to read this article about National Geographic’s new web site which allows you to print detailed topographic maps for free. If you like to…
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The November 2019 climate report for the Southeast is now available at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportNovember2019.pdf.
Posted in: Climate summaries