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The May 2017 climate summary from North Carolina is available at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=235&h=5666e5c1. The climate summary for Florida is at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=510. Here is the text summary for the whole Southeast Region: (Information provided by the Southeast Regional Climate Center) Temperatures were near average across much of the Southeast region (including Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands)…
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As summer temperatures across the Southeast continue to rise as they have since the 1970s, exposure of outdoor workers to conditions favorable for heat stress is also increasing. If you have workers that spend a lot of time out in the heat, you are most likely already encouraging them to take breaks in the shade,…
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Here’s an interesting story about how apple production has changed due to changes in how the trees are grown using new dwarfing rootstocks. The example is from Washington State, but I’m sure that this change in management style is occurring all over the US. You can read it at NPR here.
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Above-normal temperatures covered most of Georgia in May 2017, with all but two National Weather Service offices reporting temperatures as much as 3.0 degrees above normal. This is the 16th month in a row with above-normal temperatures for the state as a whole. Rainfall was plentiful in most of Georgia and heavy rain reduced drought…
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Today is the beginning of the Atlantic Tropical Season. In June, most of our storms, if they form, are likely to come from the Gulf of Mexico or along the East Coast. But we may actually get our first storm of the official season (remember, TS Arlene came and went very quickly in April) from…
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There have been several stories in the news this week about the continuing implications of last March’s frost on the supply of peaches and blueberries in the Southeast. Lack of chill hours also contributed to the low yields. In addition to the loss of the fruit production in Georgia and South Carolina, losses can be…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that due to copious rain in most of the Southeast, drought levels have been reduced and extreme drought has been eliminated from Georgia. However, Florida missed most of the rain and the result is that moderate drought levels have expanded in northern Florida including parts of the Panhandle. More rain…
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