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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows only slight changes in drought across the Southeast this week. Moderate drought was removed from a small portion of central Alabama while it expanded slightly in central Georgia. South Florida saw an expansion in abnormally dry conditions. The rest of the region saw no changes. With some…
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The preliminary maps for February 2018’s climate show that most of the region experienced temperatures of roughly ten degrees F above normal. This far surpassed the previous records at many stations, most of which were set in the past few years. Quite a contrast from January! Precipitation was below average in the Florida peninsula and…
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The Climate Prediction Center released their latest outlook for March 2018 today. It shows that drought is likely to expand along the southeast coast of Georgia as well as the Florida peninsula. This is likely due to the combination of lower than normal precipitation expected along with a slightly increased chance of above normal temperatures…
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With just a couple of days to go until the end of the winter season, it’s pretty clear that in spite of some very cold weather, the warm conditions in early December and in most of February are going to result in warmer and drier conditions for the winter, just as we expected with La…
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If you’ve been following international news lately, you know that Cape Town, South Africa, is about to run out of water after several years of a devastating drought. They have been undergoing significant water rationing and even so, are expected to run out of water by July 7. This is a huge city and it…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about how damage to winter vegetables from freezing weather may lead to problems with white mold in the coming months. Spores spread easily by wind and can infect many types of crops. Once it is established, it can be hard to get rid of, so scouting…
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As the climate in the northeastern US is getting warmer and wetter, beech trees are replacing maple and birch in the forests there. This is not good news because beech trees are less valuable than maples and birch, which can be used for furniture or maple syrup production instead of for firewood like beech. Tourism…