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The Atlantic tropical season is off to an early start this year with the development of Subtropical Depression 1 well out in the Atlantic Ocean. A subtropical storm has some characteristics of tropical storms and some that make it look more like a mid-latitude cyclone. The official start of the tropical season is June, but…
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary for March 2017 today. It shows that the global temperature for March 2017 was the second warmest on record after the El Niño-enhanced 2016. The year to date global temperature so far is also the second warmest on record. You can read the NOAA news story at https://www.noaa.gov/news/us-had-2nd-warmest-year-to-date-and-9th-warmest-march-on-record and…
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The latest 3-month climate predictions from the Climate Prediction Center are in and show that for almost every 3-month period for the next year there is an increased chance of above normal temperatures for the Southeast. Precipitation forecasts are much harder and don’t show any significant leanings one way or the other except in a…
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A few days ago I mentioned the boom in solar energy that is occurring in the Southeast. Here is another article about renewable energy, this time for wind energy. While the Southeast traditionally has not been a powerhouse for wind production due to lower average wind speeds, especially in summer high pressure systems, more efficient…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has made an online tool for predicting thrip infestations for cotton available that producers might find useful. It can also be used on mobile phones. It uses an interactive map to choose the location and allows you to pick a planting date and a choice of models. You…
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The latest monthly global summary from NASA came out today. It shows that March 2017 was the second warmest on record after last year’s blistering March heat. According to the story, “March 2016 was the hottest on record, at 1.27 degrees Celsius warmer than the March mean temperature. March 2017’s temperature was 0.15 degrees Celsius…
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AL.com has a story this week about the likelihood of Alabama and other areas of the Southeast experiencing a very bad year for ticks. This is due to the mild winter that the region has experienced this year. In the article they noted that “The warm, wet winter and spring have created conditions for dense…
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