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Do you know anyone who lives in a mobile home or a house without a basement? Do they know what to do in case of severe weather? If they are not sure, you might find this short article from the Weather Channel helpful. Most severe weather deaths in the South are in mobile homes, not…
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For the first time in months, the 7-day QPF shows a LOT of rain across most of the Southeast over the next week. If the amounts are to be believed, some areas could see six inches or more, and almost everywhere will see at least three inches. The fun begins on Saturday afternoon into evening…
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NOAA’s latest monthly global climate summary for April 2017 was released this week. It shows that this past April was the second warmest since records began in 1880 for the globe. It also marked the 388th consecutive month that the globally-averaged temperature across the world’s land and ocean surfaces was nominally above the 20th century average.…
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Here’s a story that could result in significant water savings for cotton growers in the Southeast. According to a press release from the University of Georgia this week, “Decreasing irrigation for cotton crops during the early season may not affect yields and could save growers more than 54,000 gallons of water per acre, according to…
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The Atlantic magazine posted an interesting article this week about the migration of trees from one region to another. Of course the trees don’t actually pick up their roots and walk away, but over time some areas see a decline in saplings while other areas see new growth. What surprised the scientists quoted in the…
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The latest outlook for June and beyond is now available from NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. The outlook for June shows an increased chance of above-normal temperatures but no skill at forecasting precipitation (which is pretty typical for the summer months, since they are dominated by local effects like air mass thunderstorms and El Niño doesn’t…
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The Miami Herald-Tribune noted this week that “Following last year’s hurricane season, which broke Florida’s nearly 11-year streak without a hurricane making landfall here, a number of new warnings are being unveiled by the National Hurricane Center to better notify those in a storm’s path, the organization’s acting director said Wednesday at the annual Governor’s…