The New York Times has an interesting map which shows the changing drought across the US. You can see the growth and decay of drought in the Texas panhandle as well as the increasing severity of drought in California. Access it here. The text indicates the drought is increasing as…
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Growing Georgia reported on Thursday that southern corn rust has returned to Georgia early this year. Usually the rust does not appear in Georgia until late June or even July, but this year it was first spotted on June 5. UGA Extension scientist Bob Kemerait noted that this is the earliest…
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This week starts with below normal rainfall in most of the Southeast. Rainfall should be less than 0.75 inches over the next five days across most of the Southeast except near the coast. Showers will be scattered but could be heavy if you happen to get caught in one. Rain…
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The National Public Radio station in southeast Missouri has an interesting story about how farmers in the historic Dust Bowl region have been able to adapt to recent droughts using modern technology and the results of years of agricultural research. Even though conditions in the central Plains have been almost…
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Here is a neat tool for looking at historical tornado tracks across the country. It is run by the Midwestern Climate Center using the official Storm Prediction Center database and mapped onto an interactive map. You can zoom into your county and filter by date and Fujita scale of tornado. …
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You can find the Florida climate summary for July 2014 at http://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries/climate-summary-for-florida-july-2014 and the North Carolina climate summary at http://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=86&h=5666e5c1.
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A small area of drought returned to Georgia at the end of July following a record-setting dry July in Alma. The station received only 0.44 inches for the month, much lower than the previous record of 0.77 inches set in 2006. Most of the state received less than the normal…
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