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The Weather Channel posted an article this morning noting that Georgia has had the most tornadoes of any US state so far this year. Through May 25, an estimated 102 tornadoes have touched down somewhere in the state, including a record-setting outbreak in January and the record-setting month of April, when 35 confirmed tornadoes occurred,…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that the heavy rains in northern Georgia and Alabama reduced drought levels significantly in that part of the region. Less drought relief is shown in south Georgia and Florida, but the cut-off for the map was Tuesday so rain which fell after the cut-off time will probably result in more…
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With just a few days to go until the end of the month, it looks like May 2017 is likely to be above normal in temperature for the Southeast and every individual state except possibly Alabama, although a good portion of Georgia was also cooler than normal. This would make the string of months of…
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According to a new article in the journal Nature, “Satellite temperature measurements do not support the recent claim of a “leveling off of warming” over the past two decades.” Previous claims by those skeptical of the recent trends towards increasing temperature at the surface of the earth (including Scott Pruitt – the new Administrator of…
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One of the frustrations of trying to keep track of rainfall across your county is the scarcity of rain gauges you may have access to. There are a number of networks that collect rainfall information, including the NWS coop network, the UGA automated monitoring network (or FAWN in Florida, or one of the other university…
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A new study by European scientists shows that the pace of rising sea levels is now three times faster than in the period before 1990 according to the Washington Post. The story says that “before 1990, oceans were rising at about 1.1 millimeters per year, or just 0.43 inches per decade. From 1993 through 2012,…
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Yale Climate Connections posted a story this week about the challenges farmers in the Midwest and the Plains are facing from recent changes in climate, including warmer winters, more downpours, and hotter summers. The growing season length is increasing, which brings both challenges and opportunities. You can read about what they are experiencing and how…