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We’re halfway through August and a quick look at the climate statistics so far shows that all of the Southeast except for the Florida peninsula are cooler than normal. Rainfall is more variable, with some areas above normal and others below, including southeastern Georgia and a lot of the Florida peninsula. Dry areas also include…
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MSN has an interesting story this week about the drought and heat which is causing problems for farmers in Europe. According to the article, “temperatures in Serbia, Romania, Hungary and Croatia soared to nearly 40 degrees Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) again on Thursday following a few days of moderately less oppressive heat. The region is enduring…
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I love time lapse photos, and this new one showing a year in the life of a forest is a beautiful addition to the genre. Enjoy it!
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According to an article this week in AgWeb, “While the corn yields dropped in the Midwest, southern States are seeing big gains in yields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said this corn crop could potentially be the third-largest on record. When you look at the numbers, the southern States seem to be shining this…
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Here is an interesting story from the Washington Post about the problems that farmers and city dwellers in Peru are experiencing from a loss of up to 90 percent of their glaciers due to recent warming. These Andean glaciers have provided summer meltwater needed for water supplies and irrigation for centuries, and now they are…
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Now that August is here, it’s time to give an updated outlook for fall and winter for the Southeast. In the short term, for at least the next few weeks, it seems likely that that fairly warm and wet conditions are likely to continue through the region. This means that daily pop-up thunderstorms will continue…
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NOAA has a new tool in their Climate Resiliency Toolkit which allows you to look at the migration of a variety of sea life over time. It’s called OceanAdapt and you can read about it at https://toolkit.climate.gov/tool/oceanadapt or go directly to the link at https://oceanadapt.rutgers.edu/regional_data/. It includes information for dozens of different species and covers…