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The latest global climate summary from NOAA for April 2018 shows that this month was the third warmest April since records began in 1880, surpassed only by 2016 and 2017. This makes 400 months in a row with temperatures that were at least slightly above the 20th century average. Temperatures were buoyed by a very…
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Drovers Newsletter has a timely article this week on cattle heat stress and when it is too hot to work cattle, and especially calves, which are more susceptible to stress than full-grown animals. You can find it here along with links to sources of cattle heat stress maps (or go directly to the Cattle Comfort…
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The tropical system which has been moving north through the Southeast this week has reduced severe drought in southern Florida in the latest Drought Monitor map, but drought in other areas remained the same as of the cutoff date on this past Tuesday. The rain that has fallen since then is likely to reduce drought…
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NOAA reported this week that they have detected an increase in the production of chemicals that were banned due to their impact on high-altitude ozone. This indicates that someone has begun producing it again. The study narrows it down to somewhere most likely in eastern Asia. This is bad news because the reduction in the…
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NASA released their monthly climate summary for the globe today. It shows that for the earth as a whole, this is the third warmest April in 138 years of record, falling below only 2016 and 2017. Note that the only place on earth that was below the long-term average this year was the eastern half…
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The National Weather Service puts out local storm reports for events like high winds, tornadoes and hail in text form, but that is not always useful when you are trying to find severe weather at specific locations. This interactive map for the Southeast will provide severe weather reports that you can use to find occurrences…
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If you are ever asked about how climate is changing in the Southeast (and it is, although it is more subtle than some other parts of the US), then here is an excellent web site which provides links to several different resources. You can visit it at https://www.globalchange.gov/explore/southeast-caribbean. I do see that the current events…