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USGS has a useful set of maps depicting the number of dry days or wet days in a row counting back from the current date. You can find them at https://earlywarning.usgs.gov/usraindry. Check out the map below showing the number of days since it has rained! Hat tip to Scott Doering, my Facebook friend, for sharing them.…
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While this week looks mostly dry for most of the Southeast (with the exception of along the Gulf Coast and in Florida), there does appear to be a shift towards more typical November cool and wetter weather by about November 15. You always have to treat the farther-out forecasts with some skepticism, but mid-November is…
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You might not think it is possible to farm north of the Arctic Circle, where cold is normal and the sun is below the horizon for months at a time. But local folk are using creative strategies and advanced technology to produce local food in areas that were never used for food production before. You…
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Matt Daniel of WMAZ in Macon tweeted this story by Claire Davis about how the drought in central Georgia is affecting Christmas tree growers. You can find it at https://twitter.com/rclairedavis/status/794221788406448128.
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The National Weather Service is considering making changes to the way forecasts are made and disseminated. According to their press release here, they are planning to “realign staff and functions to deliver weather forecasts and warnings more effectively.” While they say that it will not result in the closure of local NWS offices, it may…
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Environment 360 has an interesting story about how rising sea levels are killing off forests near sea level due to the impacts of salt water intrusion into wetlands near the coast. The trees have become a “ghost forest” of dead trees surrounded by marsh grass. Changes like this are occurring at many places along the…
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Drought continues to expand across the Southeast as warmer than normal temperatures and virtually no rain has plagued the region again this week. Now all of northern Georgia is in extreme drought and exceptional drought has also expanded slightly. Unfortunately, while temperatures have dropped and will be cooler in the next week, there is still…