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While floods and droughts are causing problems for farmers in the US, producers in other parts of the world are having their own difficulties dealing with the weather. Southern Europe is in the middle of a severe drought which is reducing the production of cereal grains and causing heat stress problems for cattle, according to…
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While the Atlantic has been relatively inactive as far as tropical storms go this year (although they are still ahead of normal in named storms), the Pacific Ocean has been hopping. Weather Underground posted a story describing the eight storms that occurred at the same time across the Northern Pacific Ocean at https://www.wunderground.com/news/eight-tropical-cyclones-pacific-july2017. You can…
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Since it is now Atlantic tropical season, you might enjoy trying out this game from the National Hurricane Center on how to control hurricane paths by careful placement of high and low pressure centers. While it’s designed for teachers and kids, even older “kids” like us can learn how forecasting of hurricane paths is not…
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I had the chance to go with George Wetzel, the NWS coop manager for the Peachtree City office, on Saturday when he gave a 20-year service award to Jack and Martha Beach, who have been providing daily weather observations at their home in Winterville GA as part of the cooperative observer program. They are also…
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The Guardian posted a short article today discussing the low production of French wine expected this year after a spring cold snap caused problems for grape growers, especially in the Bordeaux region of southwest France, although bad weather also affected other areas of the country. However, vintners are not yet sure about the quality of…
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The US Army Corps of Engineers has produced a new tool that will help coastal planners identify the likely sea level rise that they may expect to occur over this century. The tool provides three levels of rise which show the range of possible values that coastal managers will have to deal with. You can…
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“Winter is coming.” Well, maybe not quite yet, but according to this map of the hottest day of the year, most of us in the Southeast are now just about to cross to the inevitable downside of the annual temperature curve headed towards the next cold season. Think of that while you swelter in the…
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