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In the past week I’ve seen two very interesting stories about the increase in coastal flooding in recent years. NASA News reported that while the threat of rising seas due to warming oceans is very real, the phenomenon of large coastal cities sinking has not been well reported. Extraction of groundwater or fossil fuels, and…
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The preliminary damage reports of Hermine’s passage through the Southeast show that the majority of the damage was due to power outages and downed trees, with a few reports of isolated tornadoes. Online Athens reported that over 107,000 homes in Georgia and an estimated 325,000 people in Florida lost power during the storm’s passage but…
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NOAA has a great map feature called Data Snapshots that allows you to view historical maps of US and global data for precipitation and temperature as well as showing outlooks, drought, and the climatology of severe weather. You can view the maps at https://www.climate.gov/maps-data/data-snapshots/start. The map below shows the precipitation for October 2015.
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After all the rain from Hurricane Hermine, dry conditions return to most of interior Georgia and the Carolinas, while wet conditions continue along the North Carolina coast as TS Hermine moves to the northeast and rain continues in Florida with a cold front draped across the area. Warm temperatures should also return after a welcome…
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Jeff Cook, the Ag Extension agent in Georgia’s Taylor and Peach Counties, wrote a fantastic piece in the Three Rivers Ag News blog about the impacts of Hermine’s rainfall on a variety of crops in middle Georgia. I am reposting it here in its entirety. If you are interested in seeing more of this blog,…
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The Climate Prediction Center issued their monthly outlook for September this week. It shows above normal temperatures are likely for the entire region in the coming month. Dry conditions are expected in northern Alabama and northwest Georgia but wet conditions are expected along the coast. No doubt the fact that this forecast was issued on…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has issued their climate summary for August today at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=207&h=5666e5c1.
Posted in: Climate summaries