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As severe weather, including devastating tornadoes, moves across the South today (read more here), it’s eerily timely that The Seeker published a story just yesterday on the increase in tornado outbreaks in the South due to warmer weather. This year so far temperatures have been much above normal, leading to two tornado outbreaks in January…
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This Day in Weather History posted an interesting story today on Facebook on the terrible freeze of February 2-9, 1835. The cold was so intense that it froze the St. Johns River for “several rods from the shore” and killed off entire groves of citrus trees. You can read more about it at https://www.weather.gov/media/tbw/paig/PresAmFreeze1835.pdf. A list of…
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Here’s an interesting discussion of the difficulties that Florida livestock producers have in raising cattle in the deep South and steps that they are taking to improve cattle performance in the heat. It’s written by Jeb Dillard, Jefferson County Livestock and Natural Resources Agent. You can read the article at https://nwdistrict.ifas.ufl.edu/phag/2017/02/03/hair-hide-color-heat-and-humidity-connecting-the-four-hs-of-florida-cattle-production/.
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The Capital Weather Gang has an interesting story today on a huge mid-latitude cyclone which is pushing very warm air north into the Arctic. This is supposed to bring above-freezing temperatures to the North Pole for the fourth time in just over a year. This type of event used to be considered a once-in-a-decade event…
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I am holding a training meeting on Tuesday February 7 at 11 am EST on sources of weather and climate data for Extension agents. The meeting will focus on Georgia data sources but many of the sources are national or regional so others may find it helpful. It won’t be an exhaustive list but it…
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Although severe weather can and does happen in Georgia and the Southeast in every month of the year, spring is the season with the most events and the highest chance of occurrence. The National Weather Service is recognizing this week as Severe Weather Awareness Week and will be posting stories every day about different types…
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Atlas Obscura had a fascinating story last year about some centuries-old trees found in the most unexpected place: growing out of cliffs along the Niagara escarpment. Because these trees don’t get very large due to their extreme exposure and difficult growing conditions, no one knew how old the trees were until a Canadian researcher collected tree cores…