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Today’s ENSO forecast from NOAA shows that we now have a 50% chance of an El Niño by late summer or early fall and a 65% chance of an El Niño next winter, so they have instituted an El Niño Watch. A watch means that while we are still in neutral conditions, the ocean temperatures…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that the two patches of abnormally dry conditions left in Alabama have shrunk to just 1.24% of the region’s area. With wet conditions expected in the next week, the southern patch near Mobile will probably be gone by next week’s map, although the northern one may continue…
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Another great analysis of the May climate in the Southeast from Deke Arndt at NCEI in their “Beyond the Data” blog. He discusses the relationship between max and min temperatures and precipitation in the Southeast and shows how they are related. It might not be in the way you think! You can read it at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/soggy-may-us-southeast-steers-day-and-nighttime-temperatures.
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Modern Farmer posted an interesting story this week about the new NASA SMAP satellite, which collects global soil moisture data to help farmers understand the patterns of wet and dry conditions around the world that are affecting crops and water resources. The data will be made available in the USDA’s Crop Explorer Tool, which you…
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If you read this article from the USDA’s Northeast Climate Hub, the answer is a resounding yes. Long-range weather forecasts include the time period from about six to 14 days out, past the most reliable first few days of the weather forecasts, but not yet in the realm of chaos and inaccuracy. The article talks…
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Severe flooding in France has resulted in the deaths or injuries to a number of people in cars and trains and has caused havoc to farmers and home owners in many areas. Travel and Leisure reports that “The weather may also affect the wine industry in France for months to come. Already, the Weather Channel reported, these…
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On January 31, 1971, Apollo 14 lifted off for the third trip to the lunar surface. Included in the cargo on the space ship were some small canisters packed with tree seeds of five species: Loblolly Pine, Sycamore, Sweetgum, Redwood, and Douglas Fir. After the mission concluded, the seeds were planted and grown to seedlings,…