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If you like time lapse videos of clouds as much as I do, you will be thrilled to watch this latest short video by Mike Olbinski of the Arizona monsoon of 2018. It includes scenes of cloudbursts, lightning, and amazing dust storms set against fantastic desert scenery. Make sure you watch it full screen with…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the small areas of moderate drought in parts of Georgia and South Carolina have been reduced by about 40 percent this week due to rainfall in the driest locations. Abnormally dry conditions expanded in the Florida Peninsula due to lack of rain and warm temperatures there.…
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I’ll end my posts today with this scary story, just for Halloween. Be sure to read it all the way to the end for a surprise weather ending. Check it out at Atlas Obscura at https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/the-skeleton-lake-of-roopkund-india-f-3-p-2-india.
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Hurricane Florence came ashore in North Carolina six weeks ago, but many stories of the damage have beeen eclipsed by the more recent impacts of Hurricane Michael, which came ashore on the Florida Panhandle just a few weeks ago. But for folks in the Carolinas affected by the flooding from Florence, life has only begun…
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Just for fun, you might enjoy this article about a recent National Weather Service forecast discussion that was written by a forecaster who either has a fondness for Shakespeare or too much time to kill on an overnight shift. Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA posted this story in his column at Forbes.com here. And you…
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Growing Georgia posted a new story about the impacts of Hurricane Michael from the standpoint of several farmers in southwest Georgia. The impacts are going to be felt in many ways for years to come. You can read the story at https://georgia.growingamerica.com/features/2018/10/hurricane-michaels-destruction-land-crops-and-property.
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Sharon Dowdy of UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has an interesting story this week about how farmers and extension agents in southwest Georgia are coping after the devastating effect of Hurricane Michael earlier this month. Lots of good stories about what happened to farmers around the area and how they are getting back…