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  • Only three category 5 hurricanes in 2017

    Pam Knox

    January 15, 2018

    While 2017 was a very active year for the Southeast in terms of hurricane impacts, it was actually a year with very few Category 5 storms globally, according to a Weather Underground article earlier this year by Dr. Jeff Masters. Two of the three Cat 5 storms were Irma and Maria, both of which affected…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
  • Tree ring study leads Arizona scientists to jet stream changes

    Pam Knox

    January 15, 2018

    Here’s an interesting story about a group led by University of Arizona scientists studying jet stream position using tree ring analysis. By looking at the density of wood produced late in the growing season, the scientists were able to produce a long history of high-summer jet stream locations dating back to 1725. This time series…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science, Forests
  • “Rising seas threaten Florida’s historic resources”

    Pam Knox

    January 14, 2018

    The Tampa Bay Times has an interesting story this week about how rising sea levels are threatening many historic sites along the Florida coast, including many historic forts, Native American sites, and other heritage sites. This is also true of other Southeastern states, where many historic sites are located near the coasts because of their…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Coastal, History
  • Hurricane Irma created new island on Georgia coast

    Pam Knox

    January 14, 2018

    Lee Shearer of the Athens Banner-Herald has an interesting story about a new island that was created along the Georgia coast by storm surge associated with Hurricane Irma last September. According to the story, the new island formed when the storm shifted the channel of Blackbeard Creek and blew out part of a narrow finger…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Coastal, Interesting weather images
  • EarthSky: Snowflake pictures!

    Pam Knox

    January 13, 2018

    Even if we don’t see much of the white stuff in most years here in the Southeast (this year excepted), it’s always fun to look at pictures of snowflakes and dream of white yards from inside a warm house. EarthSky has posted some amazing photos of snowflakes from their readers here. The story also includes…

    Posted in: Interesting weather images
  • New USDA GIS-based plant hardiness zone map

    Pam Knox

    January 13, 2018

    The USDA has announced the availability of a new GIS-based plant hardiness zone map, which is zoomable and is based on 1976-2005 data. You can read more about it at https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/AboutWhatsNew.aspx. You can access the map at the link above by clicking on Interactive Map on the top menu or go directly to it at https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/InteractiveMap.aspx.

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Sources of weather and climate data, Tools for climate and agriculture
  • Mostly dry week for the Southeast

    Pam Knox

    January 13, 2018

    The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the Southeast will have only a little precipitation this week, with some areas receiving none at all. The cold temperatures will minimize loss from evaporation but the lack of water may contribute to increasing the drought in next week’s Drought Monitor.

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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