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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a significant expansion of extreme (D3) drought across the Southeast in response to the much-above-normal temperatures and continued dry conditions which are affecting many parts of the Southeast. Extreme drought more than doubled in areal coverage across the Southeast, with expansions in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South…
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The month of September was very warm across the US. It tied with 2015 for the second warmest September on record, according to the latest news from NOAA. In the Southeast, it was the driest September since records began in 1895 in Alabama, Florida, Georgia and Mississippi. It was not the warmest September on record…
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In their latest posting about historical hurricanes and tropical storms that have affected North Carolina, the North Carolina Climate Office describes how Frances, Ivan and Jeanne crossed the state during a three-week period in 2004, dropping torrential rain and resulting in the wettest month ever in the western part of the state. You can read…
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If you are tired of hot weather and want to think cool thoughts, you can enjoy this map which shows the date of the first snowfall of the season for each station that collects snowfall information. Read more about it and try it out here.
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center has released their climate summary for September 2019. You can read it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportSeptember2019.pdf.
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The University of Georgia Warnell School of Forestry is offering two one-day training events on wind damage and forest health in Athens, GA. The first, on November 19, is on the impacts of Hurricane Michael on trees and how to care for them after extreme events like this. The event on November 20 looks more…
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As the drought increases, the only things left that are green are often weeds. This is a problem in pastures where weeds might be hazardous to livestock. Alabama Extension provides some comments and tips for what to do when the weeds are the only thing growing in your pastures at https://www.aces.edu/blog/topics/farming/managing-weeds-crucial-during-droughts/.