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According to the Southeast Farm Press, “the wheat crop in North Carolina’s Central Piedmont has generally recovered from the hard freeze of March 15 and 16, but yields will still be down significantly while the crop in the Southern Piedmont will still show devastating losses.” Yields in the Southern Piedmont are expected to show an…
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Do any of you remember that old advertisement for women’s hair color which said “Does she or doesn’t she? Only her hairdresser knows for sure”? Well, at the moment it’s similar to our question about whether or not El Niño will reappear in the next few months. NOAA’s latest prediction has shown just a slight…
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Warmer temperatures in the southern part of the globe are melting ice and encouraging the growth of green plants on the Antarctica peninsula according to a story this week in Mother Nature Network. According to the story, “the effects of global warming are beginning to radically alter the Antarctic landscape in some surprising ways. Scientists…
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Do you know anyone who lives in a mobile home or a house without a basement? Do they know what to do in case of severe weather? If they are not sure, you might find this short article from the Weather Channel helpful. Most severe weather deaths in the South are in mobile homes, not…
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For the first time in months, the 7-day QPF shows a LOT of rain across most of the Southeast over the next week. If the amounts are to be believed, some areas could see six inches or more, and almost everywhere will see at least three inches. The fun begins on Saturday afternoon into evening…
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NOAA’s latest monthly global climate summary for April 2017 was released this week. It shows that this past April was the second warmest since records began in 1880 for the globe. It also marked the 388th consecutive month that the globally-averaged temperature across the world’s land and ocean surfaces was nominally above the 20th century average.…
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Here’s a story that could result in significant water savings for cotton growers in the Southeast. According to a press release from the University of Georgia this week, “Decreasing irrigation for cotton crops during the early season may not affect yields and could save growers more than 54,000 gallons of water per acre, according to…