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If you are in the Central Time Zone or farther west, the summer solstice is today. But if you are in the Eastern Time Zone, it’s technically tomorrow because the solstice occurs this year at 12:24 am EDT on June 21 which is the same as 11:24 pm CDT on June 20. Those time zones!…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Hub, which is located in Raleigh NC and covers all of the Southeast states, has published their latest newsletter. I’m excited to be working with SERCH for the next ten months looking at ways to show how climate affects agriculture, forestry, livestock and other sectors in the Southeast. I’ll be working…
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UPDATE: Tropical Storm Cindy became a named storm today. Please keep an eye on the Gulf as the storm continues to develop and heads north. As I noted earlier, the tropics are becoming more active, and Tropical Storm Bret has formed off the coast of South America. It is not expected to grow and may…
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In contrast to last year, when a late-season drought and subsequent dry conditions early this year caused problems with lack of moisture, this spring and summer so far Alabama farms have been inundated with rain, leaching nutrients from the soil and forcing farmers to replant or make other management changes to their farm plans. The…
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Those of you who are older (myself included) may remember Hurricane Agnes, who blew through central Georgia in June 1972, causing immense flooding and leading to the death of 122 people, including nine in Florida from severe thunderstorms associated with the storm. Agnes was one of the most prolific rain-producing storms on record in the…
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This week the National Weather Service is celebrating Lightning Safety Week. Lightning can kill any time of year but with more outdoor activities coupled with the best chances for thunderstorms, summer is the prime season for lightning injuries and deaths. Be safe and be smart! You can read more from the NWS here.
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary this week. It shows that for May 2017, the global average temperature was the third warmest since 1880 (behind 2016 and 2015), and for March-May, it was the second warmest on record, trailing 2016. Their report, which can be accessed through https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/global-climate-201705, also shows that ice cover in…
Posted in: Climate summaries