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The latest El Niño discussion was released today. Many of us were expecting that the Climate Prediction Center might finally call this an El Niño event and not just a watch, but today’s discussion makes it clear that we are not quite there yet. While the ocean temperatures match what we expect from an El…
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The latest Drought Monitor, issued this morning, shows that because of the persistent string of storms which have moved through the Southeast in the past few weeks, all dry conditions have been removed from the Southeast except in Florida. The Florida peninsula, which has been largely missed by all the recent storms, saw a big…
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Turbulence in the air can be scary if you are flying, especially if it gets really rough. While turbulence can feel bad, it is not usually life-threatening since most pilots will attempt to fly into smoother air as soon as they can. Turbulence is most dangerous for the flight attendants, since they are standing up…
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Here’s an interesting interactive website which allows you to display the number of crop insurance payments by commodity, county, and type of claim (wind, hail, flood, etc.) across the US. There is a tour of the site which shows you how to adjust for different crops and it is quite intuitive to use. You can…
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Growing Produce had an interesting story this week discussing the impacts of hurricanes and their relationship to plant diseases. The strong winds and heavy rains from the hurricanes can damage plants or cause saturated soils that can encourage the development of diseases in susceptible plants. After a hurricane hits, smart producers know that they need…
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Here is a nice summary graphic with information about this week’s snow from NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center. Note the location of the snow relative to the storm track. If the storm track had been farther north the snow line probably would also have been shifted north. This is why we look at the forecast models…
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The recent NCA4 report that was released on Black Friday has elicited a lot of thought from local and regional governments. They are trying to determine how their own climates are changing and trying to determine what to do about those changes, if anything. This 20-minute story from North Carolina Public Radio discusses the changes…