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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the next three days should be mostly dry, with a small chance of light showers by mid-week (along with a blast of cold air) and the highest likelihood of rain in the Thursday through Saturday period, with many areas expected to receive a half-inch or more. The heaviest…
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Here’s a summary of the 2019 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean showing some of the unusual facts about this year’s season, including two category-5 storms, the strongest storm on record to hit the Bahamas (Dorian), the lack of activity in the Gulf of Mexico, and the fact that seven of the 17 named storms…
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A story in Yahoo News this week noted that a group of international scientists have recently announced a new method of predicting the occurrence of an El Niño in 2020, farther out that has ever been predicted before. Their method, using a computer model which looks at changing temperature patterns over the Pacific Ocean, gives…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center’s monthly climate summary for October 2019 is now available. You can read it at https://sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportOctober2019.pdf.
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While this blog has posted many stories about the impacts of storms like hurricanes on agriculture, they can also cause serious impacts on ecosystems and wildlife. This article from Morning Ag Clips discusses some research underway by University of Georgia scientists on the impacts of high winds and waves on bark beetles, sea turtles, and…
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Today’s Drought Monitor shows some fairly widespread improvements in drought over the region since last week. Many areas received significant rains and showed a one-category improvement in drought status. Other areas stayed at the same level. A few areas actually experienced worse drought conditions this week and small expansions in severe drought were seen in…
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The latest video from Georgia Climate Stories features an interview with a long-time blueberry producer in southern Georgia and the changes he has seen in climate over time. He discusses the problems they have had with blueberries and frost for the last three seasons and how that is impacting their production. You can view the…