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If you’ve been watching the news, you have been seeing some spectacular and scary scenes of fires burning across mountainsides of southern California under the influence of strong winds called Santa Ana winds, which blow down the mountains due to strong high pressure over the western US. If you are interested in learning more about…
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If you’ve been following the drought posts on this blog, you know that moderate drought is expanding across the Southeast. But sometimes the map doesn’t capture the full picture of what is going on in the ground because no one is there to report it. The Drought Monitor authors would love to have more information…
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Can you grow vegetables and other crops in winter? Well, of course it depends on where you are, since in south Florida you never experience frost and things grow all year. But for most of the Southeast, at some point you will experience freezing temperatures, which will limit your growing season. Modern Farmer has an…
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Climatologists look at patterns of climate in the past to understand how climate is affected by things such as the presence or absence of mountains, the effects of moving continents, changes in ocean circulation, and changes in solar energy. Science News has an interesting article this week on the Pliocene period about 3 million years…
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The Packer reported this week that after some major hassles with the start of the Florida tomato crop, producers are slowly catching up with usual amounts. And with the price much higher than last year, they are reaping the benefits. The tomato season was slowed by Hurricane Irma’s destructive path across the state, but where…
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The Florida Climate Institute has a new book out which contains a comprehensive look at Florida’s climate. You can get it on Amazon or look at individual chapters online. Lots of information on agriculture, forestry, coastal issues, and past and future climates. Get more information and look at the chapters at https://floridaclimateinstitute.org/resources/florida-climate-book.
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Now that we are heading into the winter season with a vengeance, you might be wondering what is the coldest day of the year where you live. While it varies from one year to the next, of course, you can find the average coldest day using this handy map from the National Centers for Environmental…