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Atlas Obscura published a short article this week about a new book of photographs of supercell thunderstorms from the Great Plains. The article talks to the photographer, Camille Seaman, about her experiences with chasing storms and getting spectacular photographs of some of them. You can see a few of the images and read more at https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/storm-chaser-photographs.…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that drought across the region was reduced. Severe drought is now completely gone from South Carolina and reduced in Georgia and Florida. Rain amounts in the next week are expected to be relatively light, so no big changes are expected to next week’s map. The most likely beneficiary of rain…
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We have a new publication on vineyard frost protection, put together by Cain Hickey and Erick Smith of UGA along with myself. Learn what to do when frost threatens your vineyard and how to prepare for it. You can access it online at https://extension.uga.edu/publications/detail.html?number=B1490.
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The latest monthly climate summaries for North Carolina and Florida are now available. You can find the North Carolina summary at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=258&h=5666e5c1 and the Florida summary at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=521.
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The next Atlantic hurricane season starts on June 1, and we may see an early start to it this year because the Gulf of Mexico is warmer than usual, providing good energy for storm formation. The NWS National Hurricane Center has announced some changes to their hurricane forecasts for this upcoming season, including the shrinking…
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I love to read stories about places that are set outside my local community, especially if they give me new insight into how things are changing over time. This story on rural Kansas in NewFoodEconomy.org provides a look at how agriculture has contributed to long-term trends in the region, including negligible population growth, increases in…
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The latest outlook maps from the Climate Prediction Center show an increased chance of above normal temperatures across the country in May. Precipitation in the Southeast shows a tendency towards drier than normal conditions in the Tennessee River Valley, which is consistent with recent research showing the highest likelihood of dry conditions in that region…