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For the second month in a row, temperatures across Georgia were near normal for the state as a whole, with the coolest temperatures in the northern half of the state and warmer temperatures farther south. The monthly rainfall for the state overall was near normal, but that was due to the combination of significant rain…
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Here are a couple of recent newsletters from organizations I work with that you might find interesting. Carolinas Climate Connection Southern Regional Extension Forestry Stripling Irrigation Research Park
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The latest outlooks for fall and winter show a pattern that is consistent with the expected La Niña event. In October the current wave pattern of a trough in the western US and a ridge of high pressure in the eastern US should continue to bring us above-normal temperatures and drier than normal conditions. This…
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If you have trees that have been blown over by Hurricane Irma or local strong winds, you may be able to assist them into an upright position again, according to this article by Dario Chavez posted in Growing Georgia. The key is to be gentle and to not force the tree upright. It’s also important…
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AgWeb posted an article from the Associated Press this past week describing just some of the heartbreaking losses that Puerto Rican farmers are experiencing from Hurricane Maria. Impacts are both from the storm itself and from the aftermath with the continuing loss of power, which is a major problem for the significant dairy industry on the…
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The latest monthly summary of climate for Florida for September 2017 is now available at their web site. You can read it at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=514. The North Carolina summary is available at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=243&h=5666e5c1.
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Here’s an astounding fact on timber losses in Florida due to Hurricane Irma from David Zierden on Twitter, passed on from the Florida Forest Service: the amount totalled $1.633Billion, equal to about five of Florida’s annual timber harvests. I have not seen similar loss estimates for Georgia or South Carolina so far.