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The latest Drought Monitor shows that not only is the drought gone from the Southeast (I missed seeing a small sliver in Georgia last week), but almost all the abnormally dry conditions are also gone. Good news for farmers except those in areas that have received too much of a good thing.
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With El Niño failing to materialize, hurricane forecasters are starting to adjust their forecasts for the number of Atlantic hurricanes in 2017 upward. El Niño acts to prevent the development of the storms by effectively “blowing the top off” of the tropical waves, keeping them from developing the deep vertical circulation needed to grow. Here…
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For the first time since January 2016, most of the state was below normal in temperature, although a few areas remained warmer than normal. Most of the northern half of the state was also very wet, but the south also received enough rain to eliminate the drought by the end of the month. In Atlanta,…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has published their latest climate summary. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=236&h=5666e5c1.
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This outlook will be posted in the Peanut Pointers newsletter but I thought other producers might also find it useful: Drought is almost entirely gone from the Southeastern US, with only a tiny sliver remaining in northeast Georgia. I expect that to be eliminated in the Drought Monitor map released on July 6, along with…
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Late in June the New York Times reported that scientists measuring the carbon dioxide of the atmosphere have found a troubling trend–even though emissions of CO2 have leveled off globally, the carbon dioxide content of the atmosphere is continuing to rise. This makes the scientists wonder where the rising CO2 is coming from. Is the…
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Enjoy your natural and man-made fireworks today and stay safe!
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