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NOAA’s latest climate summary for the US was released this week. It shows that the June through August temperatures for the 48 contiguous US states, was tied for the fourth warmest since records began in 1895. The temperatures were especially hot out west, where things have been broiling most of the summer. August 2018 was…
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This week’s 7-day QPF map shows that a lot of rain is expected along the path of what should be Major Hurricane Florence if it hits the East Coast as is currently forecast. However, keep in mind that the forecasts this far out are subject to a considerable amount of uncertainty and the area of…
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The Royal Meteorological Society has produced a short video on how deforestation in the Amazon River basin affects the water cycle there that you might find interesting. It’s less than 3 minutes long. You can view it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBe4LTLOLvU.
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The wildfires out west have mostly disappeared from the national news, but there are still a lot of fires burning out there. Here is an interesting story from Growing Produce on the impacts that the smoke has been having on the farming of specialty crops in that region. You can read it at https://www.growingproduce.com/vegetables/years-wildfires-impacting-specialty-crops/.
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Have you been taking advantage of the glorious weather to get in the fields and harvest or do other field work? We have seen better weather than I expected since my last update two weeks ago. The last two weeks have been much below normal in precipitation and temperatures have been running 2-4 degrees above…
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The Drought Monitor identifies areas of drought, but says nothing about areas where things are unusually wet. There is a new tool called the US Water Watcher Tool that is now available for the entire US from the Northwest Climate Toolbox that allows you to highlight various components of the water cycle, including unusually wet…
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The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning has a new website available for landscape architects which discusses the science of climate change and strategies for adapting to warmer temperatures and rising sea levels. While it is geared for Florida landscape architects, it should contain information that is good for a lot of…