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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that drought continues its slow decline in the Southeast. The only area of severe drought remaining is in northern Georgia east of Atlanta, with moderate drought still present in lower amounts in Alabama, South Carolina and Florida. Puerto Rico is back in moderate drought this week after…
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Physics Today posted an interesting article late in November which discussed some new research on trends in the strength of El Niño over time. The research, by Dr. Kim Cobb of Georgia Tech and others, looked at chemical swings in the growth of coral and other indicators in the tropical Pacific Ocean over the last…
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Fog is a mysterious thing. I love the quiet mystery of a foggy morning. But you might not know that there are several different types of fog that form in different ways, although they all result in reduced visibility due to high levels of water vapor in the atmosphere. Here is a short article on…
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There is an updated web site for the Drought Risk Atlas from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln which includes links to climate and hydrology data and a map viewer on all things related to drought. You can visit it at https://droughtatlas.unl.edu/.
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When you think about water wars, you might think about the tension between different water users in California or one of the western states that has been part of their culture ever since the West was settled. But water wars are becoming a big thing here in the East, too, due to increased irrigation and…
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Producers in the Southeast are always keeping an eye out for the next new crop they might be able to incorporate into their farms. In recent years we have heard a lot about satsumas and olives here as well as commercial production of pomegranates. Here is a story from Vegetable and Specialty Crop News on…
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The latest monthly climate summary for North Carolina covering November 2019 is now available. You can view it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=306&h=5666e5c1.
Posted in: Climate summaries