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With all of the rain we have had in the past few months, lake levels are very high, and in some cases much higher than the usual pool. This has put some docks underwater, exposing wires to the water. These wires are often associated with boat lifts or lights on the dock. This has resulted…
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Now that spring is here, many home gardeners are eager to get out and start planting, hoping to avoid a late frost and get an early start on the growing season. For many parts of the Southeast, we may have already seen the last frost of the year, but the long range forecasts still do…
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Dr. David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, recently tweeted six reasons why we know that the current El Niño, officially declared on February 14, is very healthy now after a slow and uncertain start. His discussion, summarized in Forbes.com by Dr. Marshall Shepherd, lists a number of indicators which show the strength of the current…
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We’re down to the last few entries in our look at the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap of important questions we need to address in research on changing climate. This week’s entry is about what we need to know to effectively manage terrestrial ecosystems and protect important habitats from the effects of warmer temperatures and more…
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I ran across this useful chart from Utah State University on the temperature thresholds that cause damage to a variety of fruit trees. It summarizes how different stages of fruit production from bud to flower are affected by freezing temperatures. You might find it useful as well. You can see it here.
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that the current weather pattern is likely to continue for the next week, with most of the rain occurring in the northern and inland parts of the region and little to none in the south and along the East Coast. Northern areas will get a bit of a break…
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You can see the latest monthly climate summary (text) for the Southeast for February 2019 from the Southeast Regional Climate Center at https://www.sercc.com/SoutheastRegionMonthlyClimateReportFebruary2019.pdf.
Posted in: Climate summaries