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If you thought that farmers were the only ones making a living by betting on the weather, think again. There is a whole industry devoted to making market decisions on the basis of weather and climate forecasts that could affect the type of clothing sold or whether or not snowblower sales will be good in…
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Are you interested in how computer forecasts of weather and climate are made? Would you like to know how they compare? In talks I give, I compare the two to a Ferrari versus a Ford pickup. The Ferrari goes fast and looks great, just like a weather forecast model that has to get the details…
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The latest Atlantic named storm, Tropical Storm Don, formed today as it chugged westward across the Atlantic. However, it is expected to continue to move almost straight west into less favorable conditions and is expected to dissipate within 72 hours. What makes this interesting for us in the Southeast is that this is the fourth…
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A webinar on the impacts of droughts on urban forests is scheduled for Tuesday, July 25 at 2 pm EDT. It is being offered by the US Forest Service. You can get more information on it at https://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/drought-urbanforests. A brief description is shown below. Preregistration is not required. Recent droughts have caused stress and mortality in…
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The persistent ridge of high pressure across the western US has helped to set up serious drought conditions in the north central part of the country. As a result, cattle producers are being forced to sell their cattle since it is difficult for them to find food. Familiar story? This summer’s weather pattern has been…
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I’ve already posted some information on the solar eclipse that will occur on August 21 across the US on this blog, but you might find this WeatherWise magazine article interesting because it describes the eclipse in more detail and discusses the weather impacts on viewing as well as how the eclipse might change the local…
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With half of July in the bag, the climate so far has been quite variable, but overall the region is warmer than normal in temperature and slightly wetter than normal in precipitation. The only part of the region that has been cooler than normal is northern Georgia and northeast Alabama, where precipitation is also above…
Posted in: Climate summaries