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Sorry for not posting yesterday. Severe weather on Thursday night knocked out power at home for 40 hours and also cut out power at work on Friday, so it has been hard to keep up on email and other activities. The internet is still not working at home, but at least we have power for…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows very minor changes to the drought status across the Southeast this week. There was a slight improvement in the north and a slight increase in drought in Florida as well as no changes in Puerto Rico. Rainfall should be quite light in the northern half of the region,…
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We are just past halfway through July, so let’s take a look at the climate for the month to date. The temperature is generally quite warm, with most parts of the region experiencing temperatures that are higher than normal. This situation is likely to continue until the end of July, so we can expect to…
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The skies across Georgia and other parts of the Southeast have been very hazy for the past couple of days due to smoke blowing south from the Canadian wildfires, although a lot of it is not reaching the surface but staying aloft. You can definitely see it in the gray skies, orange sun at sunset,…
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Politico has an interesting story this week about how many people in southwestern Florida have been priced out of rebuilding their homes lost to Hurricane Ian last year. The regulations in Florida require that if a house is destroyed, it has to be rebuilt to current safety standards, which is often much more expensive than…
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As the temperature rises with this week’s heat wave, humans and animals both experience discomfort and potential harm from heat stress and other heat diseases. For livestock like cattle, the heat makes them less likely to want to eat, reducing weight gain and milk production. Prolonged periods of heat can reduce fertility in cows, further…
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Earlier this weekend Subtropical Storm Don formed in the central Atlantic far from land and between Bermuda and the Azores. Don is not expected to make landfall but will slowly curve around. It will decrease to a depression but could slightlu restrengthen to a storm again later this week.
Posted in: Tropical weather