• The latest Drought Monitor shows that abnormally dry conditions have now expanded into South Carolina as well as increasing in North Carolina and Virginia. Other areas of Georgia are also quite dry from a long dry spell with little rain, but have not yet reached abnormally dry levels.

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  • It’s headed towards the peak of the hurricane season, and it’s probably no surprise that the Atlantic tropical season is starting to heat up. This week is the anniversary of both Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (the 25th!) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005.  (Note that Andrew was in an El Niño year, which is why an…

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  • Following the disaster that was Hurricane Katrina (which was developing on this date in 2005), NOAA prepared a series of information sheets for residents to use.  Each sheet provides local phone numbers and contacts for emergency managers and other resource centers in their areas in case of extreme weather.  With Tropical Depression Harvey restrengthening in…

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  • CLN/ANREP-CSI Webinar: Register Now  ! The Cattle Comfort Advisor: a Tool for Managing Heat & Cold Stress  Albert Sutherland Oklahoma Mesonet Agriculture Program Coordinator  Oklahoma State University Assistant Extension Specialist  Thursday, September 7, 2017 at 3:00pm EDT   Join us to learn how to use the Cattle Comfort Advisor, a powerful now tool for managing livestock comfort.…

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  • As the eclipse passed us yesterday, scientists were carefully studying not only the outer atmosphere of the sun, or corona, which is normally hidden in the glare from the main ball of the sun, but also the impacts of the eclipse on Earth’s atmosphere.  In Athens we noticed that the fair-weather cumulus clouds we often…

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  • This year the Southeast is in good shape, with no drought in the state.  But many areas in the Corn Belt are having problems with moisture this year.  Corn grown under those conditions can accumulate high levels of nitrates, which are harmful for animals that eat it. Growing Georgia published an article last week which…

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  • Did you know that there is a working tea plantation in the Southeast US in addition to several research plots? The Charleston Tea Plantation is located about 20 miles south of Charleston on Wadmalaw Island. According to the Atlas Obscura web site, “visitors can walk through the factory and board a trolley to listen to a guide while seeing…

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