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From This Day in Weather History on Facebook: April 25th, 1910 – Atlanta, Georgia was blanketed with 1.5 inches of snow while seeing their latest freeze ever with a morning low of 32°F. The high that day of 39°F was the second time ever that the high never got out of the 30s in April.…
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As I was browsing today, I ran across this really interesting article on how most people are killed or injured by lightning. Surprisingly, direct strikes only cause issues 3-5 percent of the time. The greatest cause of problems is ground current, where lightning hits the ground and travels along the surface (especially if the ground…
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Last week a group of water experts from around the State of Georgia gathered together in Athens GA to discuss results of their research on water availability in the Southeast at the biennial Georgia Water Resources Conference. Lee Shearer of the Athens Banner-Herald wrote an article this week describing some of the information presented there.…
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As I write this, heavy rains associated with an upper level low moving up the East Coast are battering parts of eastern North Carolina. Many of these same communities were devastated by Hurricane Matthew in its trek along the Atlantic Coast last fall. That is why it was so sad to read this article in…
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I am posting this here as much for myself as for all of you, but I want to provide you with a quick link to the USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service Quick Stats page. It allows you to find data on yields and other ag data for many different crops as a variety of spatial…
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a short story this morning describing the fires that are currently affecting parts of the Okefenokee Swamp and adjacent areas in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. While fires are a natural part of the climate there and are needed to clear out invasive species and provide nutrients to the soil, they…
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Today marks the third anniversary of the “On the CASE” blog. Since it started, I have had over 42,000 visits from a variety of users. I appreciate everyone who comes to the site and enjoy the comments people send me. I try to provide information on a variety of topics, including crops, livestock, forests, and…
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