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The National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed from Tropical Depression 2 off the East Coast this afternoon. It is expected to be a minimal tropical storm before making landfall on the South Carolina coast and moving slowly to the northeast along the coastline. You can follow the latest information from https://www.nhc.noaa.gov.
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Most of the Southeast will see only moderate amounts of rain this week. The exception: the coast of South Carolina and points inland where current Tropical Depression 2 is expected to come onshore later this weekend and then meander northeast along the coast, dropping additional rain in North Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center,…
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NOAA released their official forecast for the Atlantic tropical season today. The full text is below. The forecast says that a near-normal number of storms is the most likely outcome. This means that there is a 70% likelihood of 10-16 named storms, 4-8 hurricanes and 1-4 major hurricanes. Forecasts do not include the likelihood of…
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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!