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It’s almost too late in the year for this to apply to most of the Southeast, but I thought this blog post by Cliff Mass of Washington State was a good discussion of why cars and other surfaces can accumulate frost even if the air temperature is above freezing. The same physical principles apply in…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that while drought has reduced slightly in northern areas of the Southeast, moderate drought has been introduced to some coastal areas of Georgia and severe drought has expanded in Florida. The heavy rain that was received in last week’s strong storms covered most of the region but weakened significantly before…
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AgWeb posted an article this past week which provides an overview of the strange weather that has been observed in many places around the US, including the mid-March freezes in the Southeast, torrential rains in California, and record-setting tornado occurrences so far this spring. You can read more about it here.
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The US Climate Resiliency Toolkit provides information and links to a variety of tools and data sources for a number of different climate-related events. Here are two that I’ve read about recently that you might find useful. The Water Resources Dashboard at https://toolkit.climate.gov/topics/water-resources/water-resources-dashboard provides information on rainfall forecasts, drought and other extremes, water quality and historical…
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From the Florida Climate Center: ‘This article outlines the perspectives of Palm Beach County residents who evacuated their homes and also those who chose not to during Hurricane Matthew. It is an interesting read. However, as always, we strongly encourage you to heed all evacuation orders.” You can read the article from the Palm Beach…
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Water is the lifeblood of agriculture, and availability of clean surface water is something valuable to agricultural producers as well as urban dwellers. AmericanRivers.org has published their 2017 list of the most endangered rivers in the US, including three in the Southeast. You can read more about what is threatening them in the report here.
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What can we expect for this year’s growing season based on past conditions and current climate predictions? Here is a quick look back and then a discussion of what we think is most likely to occur. In spite of the cold outbreak in mid-March across the Southeast, year-to-date temperatures are in the top five warmest…
Posted in: Climate outlooks