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The Drought Monitor released this morning shows that extreme drought (D3) has expanded from 7.4 percent of the state’s area to over 11 percent in the last week. Most of the expansion occurred in counties to the southeast of the Atlanta metro area, although there was also some expansion in the far northwest. The northwestern…
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While climatologists celebrated the return to autumn several weeks ago, the rest of the world is celebrating the start of astronomical fall today at 10:21 am EDT. Here are some stories about the autumnal equinox and the migration of birds. Enjoy those cooler temperatures soon! EarthSky: All you need to know about the September equinox…
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The Packer reported back in August that the heat this summer had a variety of impacts on the fruit crops there. Hot conditions have made some citrus fruit more sweet but smaller in size. Other crops have had their harvest times affected by the string of hot days they experienced there this summer. You can…
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The University of Georgia has just announced a new major in atmospheric sciences (also known as meteorology) starting this spring. Previously they offered an atmospheric sciences certificate within the Geography Department. They join several other schools around the Southeast with degrees in weather and climate studies. You can find a complete list of schools with…
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Georgia’s Department of Natural Resources Coastal Division is hosting a workshop November 2-3 on Jekyll Island GA. The conference web site is at https://coastalgadnr.org/ClimateConference. Here is some information about the conference from their web site. I’ll be presenting there on agriculture and climate but there are many other great speakers as well. Prepare, Respond, and Adapt:…
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Yesterday NOAA released their global climate summary for August 2016. It shows that “the August temperature across global land and ocean surfaces was 1.66°F above the 20th century average of 60.1°F. This was the highest for August in the 1880–2016 record, surpassing the previous record set in 2015 by 0.09°F. August 2016 was the highest…
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The Western Regional Climate Center provided a map this morning of the maximum temperature (at least so far) for 2016 across the US. Since we’re past the date of most areas’ maximum temperature for the year, this is likely to be close to the map for the entire year. This year, a lot of the…