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Halfway through October (where does the time go?), and we see that so far this month we have been far above normal in temperature and with scattered areas of heavy rain, mostly from tropical systems like Nate. This week should be cooler, but a return to above normal temperatures is expected after that. A bigger…
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While the wildfires in California are still burning, we are starting to see some assessments of the toll that it is taking on California agriculture, in particular on the wineries. The California Climate & Agriculture Network posted a story earlier this weekend on some preliminary estimates of costs to crops, livestock, cannibis and wine grapes…
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With a La Niña forecast to occur this winter, you might be wondering where the forecast for warmer and drier than normal conditions comes from. It is based on statistical patterns derived from previous episodes. NOAA’s Climate.gov has provided a nice set of maps which shows how historic La Niña events since 1950 have looked.…
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Today’s football game in Athens is being played in temperatures far above normal, although they are not quite as close to record-setting highs as we experienced earlier this week. In fact, in much of the Southeast temperatures the last two weeks have been more like July or August than mid-October, although that should change tomorrow…
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It’s the driest time of the year in most of the Southeast, and this week will be no exception. Almost everywhere in the region will receive less than a half inch of rain, with the exception of southern Florida and coastal areas of Georgia. Most of that rain is expected to come in the next…
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Farmers still have a long way to go to recover from the winds and rain of Irma, almost a month after the storm hit. The Tampa Bay Times has an interesting story about impacts of Irma on one Florida blueberry grower, who lost roughly 100,000 plants to the storm. You can read it at https://tbo.com/news/weather/hurricanes/dade-city-blueberry-farm-still-recovering-after-100000-plants-damaged-by/2340576
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While you might know that PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a result of being in stressful situations like combat under fire, you might not know that it can also occur in people who have lived through a traumatic event like a tornado, hurricane or fire. Politico has an interesting story about the psychological toll…
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