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Here is a very cool video showing the atmospheric loading by dust, smoke, sea salt, and other aerosol tracers over the 2017 hurricane season. It’s amazing to watch the dance of different aerosol types and see the hurricanes develop and move over the Atlantic Ocean as the season progresses. The smoke coming off the western…
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Brad Haire of the Southeast Farm Press wrote an interesting story this week on a new interactive global map which is supposed to be so detailed that you can zoom down to individual farm fields. I’ve played around with it a little bit and it is pretty interesting to see. For some products you can…
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Do you believe that woolly bear caterpillars predict winter conditions? The State Climate Office of North Carolina published a look at the coming winter season from the standpoint of weather folklore in their latest blog post today. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=246&h=5666e5c1.
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Pecans are one of the most valuable crops grown in the Southeast, and the impacts of Hurricane Irma hit pecan growers pretty hard this year, with about 30% of the nuts blown off the trees in the storm. Trees were also blown over or dropped limbs and may need to be replaced. Vegetable and Specialty…
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We’re almost halfway through November, and a quick look at the climate maps shows that almost all of the Southeast is above normal in temperature so far, and most of it is much drier than usual. The only parts that are cooler than normal are in Virginia and central North Carolina. Two areas centered near…
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If you ever get questions about people who might want to relocate to your area from somewhere else, you might find these state-by-state climate summaries helpful. They provide a look at the current climate conditions of each state and how they affect agriculture, water supplies, and living conditions there. They also provide a peek at…
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A recent article from Florida State University looks back at the 2017 hurricane season and discusses what, if anything, it can tell us about how a warmer climate in the future might affect the hurricanes that hit the Southeast. The short answer is that the number of hurricanes does not seem to be affected but…