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Nearly ideal weather this year as well as a large initial planting of peanuts has led to excellent production of the valuable crop this year in Georgia. Ample rain has produced good yields even on non-irrigated fields. You can read more about it from WMAZ13 at https://www.13wmaz.com/news/local/georgia-farmers-expect-larger-peanut-crop/468262826.
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If you’ve watched the news at all this morning you know about the almost incomprehensible tragedy that is unfolding in Texas today. The remains of Harvey have brought 2 feet (yes FEET) of rain to the Houston area in the last day, and since Harvey is forecast to remain and spin over Texas for at…
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EarthSky is one of my favorite blogs for showcasing the wonders of the earth and the atmosphere. Today they’ve published a spectacular collection of images and videos of the eclipse last week. You can view it here.
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The latest 7 day QPF shows two areas of massive rainfall in the South this week. One is the continuing rainfall from now Tropical Storm Harvey, which came onshore in Texas last night and is expected to continue to spin and rain over Texas for the next few days. Forecast amounts from Harvey are for…
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The New York Times has a short and informative video about how hurricanes form. It talks about how warm water helps the storms to form and how changes in sea surface temperature may be affecting the strength of the storms. You can watch it at https://www.nytimes.com/video/science/100000002555638/the-future-of-storms.html?smid=fb-share.
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The Washington Post has an interesting historical look at past devastating hurricanes that have hit the United States today. In early years, people often did not have enough warning to flee before the hurricane hit. More recently, people in the path of the storm did not believe the forecasters and underestimated the effects of the…
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Earlier tonight Hurricane Harvey made landfall near Rockport TX (northeast of Corpus Christi) with winds of 130 mph and a central pressure of 938 millibars, which makes it the 6th lowest pressure in a hurricane hitting Texas. It’s hard to believe that only 48 hours ago Harvey was just a tropical depression. Early reports from…