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The Southeast Regional Climate Center’s summary of the winter of 2016-2017 is now available. You can view it at https://www.sercc.com/seasonalsummary along with previous seasonal summaries.
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One of the signs that an El Niño may be brewing in the eastern Pacific Ocean is a burst of unusually warm water near the coast that is contributing to heavy flooding in Peru. According to Yahoo News, at least 62 people have died and more than 70,000 have become homeless as Peru’s rainy season…
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Agriculture is Georgia’s number one business. This week we are celebrating Georgia agriculture and our farmers who feed and clothe us. You can read fun facts about Georgia agriculture and learn more about it at https://feedmyschool.org/FMS/AG_Awareness_Week_Ag_facts.
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Monday March 20 marks the beginning of astronomical spring for the Northern Hemisphere. Remember that for climatologists, spring begins on March 1, so we are already three weeks into spring from a weather standpoint! You can read more about the vernal equinox at EarthSky here.
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Live Science posted a map this week which described impacts on human and animal health which are occurring because of changes in climate over time. Impacts vary depending on what part of the country you are in because temperatures and precipitation will change in different ways and work on different disease vectors like deer ticks…
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Here is an interesting short photo essay on dairies in the Northeast who had to deal with the impacts of the blizzard last week. Roads kept milk trucks from getting through, electricity went out, and some barns collapsed from the weight of the snow on their roofs. You can view it at https://spark.adobe.com/page/HUG59oEPa6kzj/.
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Once the cold front moving through the Southeast this weekend moves past, we should see very light amounts of rainfall for the next seven days. The highest amounts are likely to be in North Carolina where drought expanded last week. Other areas, including most of Florida, is likely to see little to no rain. This,…
Posted in: Climate outlooks