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  • North Carolina January 2018 summary: Snow brings some relief to drought

    Pam Knox

    February 1, 2018

    The North Carolina climate summary for January 2018 is now available from the State Climate Office of NC. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=254&h=5666e5c1.

    Posted in: Climate summaries
  • Extreme drought introduced to Alabama

    Pam Knox

    February 1, 2018

    The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows that extreme drought (D3) was introduced to central Alabama this week. Generally drought was reduced or removed from the Carolinas and Virginia while it expanded and got stronger in Alabama and Georgia. One area that is getting worse is northwest Georgia, now at severe (D2) drought levels,…

    Posted in: Drought
  • February outlook shows continuation of La Niña pattern

    Pam Knox

    January 31, 2018

    The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction Center shows that February and February through April has a continuation of the expected weak La Niña pattern across the Southeast. That means that Florida and southern Georgia and Alabama are most likely to be warmer and drier than normal. Other areas of the Southeast have equal chances…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Georgia crop condition for January from USDA

    Pam Knox

    January 30, 2018

    The January Crop Progress and Condition Report for Georgia was released today. It says: January 29, 2018 GEORGIA: Total rainfall for the month ranged from 0.5 inches in Butts County to 8.9 inches in Rabun County. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, the percentage of the State in a moderate drought increased 15 percentage points…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • Many parts of Puerto Rico are still in the dark after Marie

    Pam Knox

    January 30, 2018

    The Atlantic posted a series of photos taken this week in Puerto Rico, where 450,000 homes out of 1.5 million are still without power months after Hurricane Marie. Imagine trying to live in conditions like this. Restoration of power and clean-up of all the debris will take years, and that assumes they don’t get hit…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Interesting weather images, Tropical weather
  • Georgia Severe Weather Preparedness Week February 5-9

    Pam Knox

    January 30, 2018

    Here’s a notice of the upcoming Severe Weather Preparedness Week from our friends at the NWS office in Peachtree City: Beginning next week (Monday, February 5), with support from our state emergency management partners (GEMA), we will recognize Severe Weather Preparedness Week for the state of Georgia.  Each day (through Friday, Feb 9) will address…

    Posted in: Events, Severe
  • “Florida’s orange crops have been quietly dying for over a decade as growers fight to save them”

    Pam Knox

    January 30, 2018

    ABC News has a new video out featuring Ginger Zee discussing the long-term decline in orange production in Florida. In the last year it has been seriously impacted by Hurricane Irma but even before that citrus was declining due to citrus greening and drought. You can read more and watch the video at https://abcnews.go.com/US/floridas-orange-crops-quietly-dying-decade-growers-fight/story?id=52612301. (Personal note–Ginger…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Fruit, Tropical weather
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