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The maps for the temperature and precipitation departures from normal for the month of May so far show that for most parts of the Southeast, temperatures are above normal and precipitation is below normal. Temperatures should stay above normal for most of the next month, so May is likely to end up above normal in…
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The latest Fruit Growers News letter discusses how warmer temperatures in recent years are affecting the timing of harvest of fruits and other crops in that region. Some crops are maturing earlier, which may lead to smaller fruits and nuts. That could affect their market prices. Read more about this and other impacts at https://fruitgrowersnews.com/news/impacts-of-climate-change-in-california-significant-increasingly-stark/.
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A couple of disturbances from the tropics will bring a lot of rain to the Southeast this week. One disturbance will move north from the southeastern tip of Florida over the weekend and will bring rain to Georgia and the Carolinas by Monday or Tuesday. Another one will move in from the northeastern Gulf of…
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The Northeast Climate Hub of the USDA has a new short guide to how dairy farmers are being impacted by changes in temperature and rainfall and what they can do to protect their herds and infrastructure. It is geared towards the Northeastern US but has good information for everyone. Read it at https://www.climatehubs.oce.usda.gov/hubs/northeast/topic/weather-and-climate-considerations-dairy.
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Here is a report on turfgrass conditions from UGA specialist Dr. Clint Waltz: Spring 2018 preliminary spring turfgrass report “Aeration and patience would be suggested. Over the past 7 to 10 days environmental conditions have finally become favorable for growth of warm-season species. Considering April 2018 was the coldest April since 1997 <Coldest April for the…
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According to the latest NOAA ENSO advisory, La Niña is now gone from the eastern Pacific Ocean and we have returned to neutral conditions. While we are technically in neutral conditions, La Niña-like patterns could continue for a few months as the ocean equilibrates. That may mean drier than normal weather in the Southeast for…
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A recent article in Geophysical Research Letters indicates that the most powerful hurricanes are strengthening more quickly than they used to, according to a newsletter from the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. While hurricanes as a whole are not rapidly intensifying more often than in the past, the most powerful storms are getting stronger more quickly…