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The Australian Bureau of Meteorology was the first government agency to announce the arrival of the strong El Niño which has affected global climate this past winter. Now they have declared that the El Niño is over due to their observations of declining ocean temperatures in the eastern Pacific Ocean, where the signal is strongest.…
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The tropical disturbance in the Atlantic continues to grow, and the National Hurricane Center now has it at an 80% chance of development within 48 hours, or by Saturday evening. For most of the Southeast, that should not be a concern, but if you live in or are going to the coast of Georgia, South…
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AgWeb posted an interesting story earlier this week about problems that farmers in the Pacific Northwest are having growing alfalfa this year. Spring has been very warm and that has caused the crop to mature earlier, which the author said resulted in stems growing at the expense of leaves. This means that while tonnage is…
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The Center for Urban Agriculture published a list of upcoming events in their latest newsletter. You can read it at https://ugaurbanag.com/heads-green-industry/. It lists some upcoming meetings and conferences as well as certification opportunities. Check it out!
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Due to rain in the Southeast this week, drought decreased in area in the Carolinas and dry conditions also contracted in Georgia and were eliminated in Florida. But Alabama missed the most beneficial rains and drought conditions expanded there from 8 to 13 percent of the state. You can view your own area at https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home.aspx.
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Growing Georgia had an interesting video this week on the current harvest of blueberries that is underway now in the southeast part of the state, centered on Alma. The featured grower noted that damage from wind and hail in a recent severe storm damaged about one percent of his crop due to blemished fruit. But…
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From time to time I get asked what you need to do to become a meteorologist. Not many people realize how much math there is in getting a degree in atmospheric science or a related program. Dr. Marshall Shepherd has a good description of what it takes to get a degree in meteorology in his…
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