• Blairsville Experiment Station in far north-central Georgia had their first frost of fall 2015 on October 17, when it got down to 30.4 F, according to the UGA weather network at https://www.georgiaweather.net. Blairsville is one of the coldest parts of Georgia, and thus one of the first regions in the state to get frost.  I’ve gotten…

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  • The weather on Mars

    If you’ve seen the movie “The Martian” you know that the weather on Mars has a big part to play in setting up the story.  But what is the weather on Mars really like?  The Washington Post published an article on the subject yesterday here.  It’s both stranger and closer to Earth’s than you might…

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  • CoCoRaHS observers in Blue Ridge and Rabun Gap, Georgia, in the far northern part of the state commented on frost in their area overnight.  Sunday night into Monday morning will probably be even a little colder than last night.  The NWS has issued a series of frost advisories (light blue) and freeze warnings (dark blue)…

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  • NASA’s Scientific Visualization Studio produced an article recently discussing the importance of sea ice and Arctic clouds on global climate.  If you get questions about why we should care about the changes in sea ice over time, this will provide you with some simple and useful information that you can use to explain the energy balance on…

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  • AP’s The Big Story blog posted a story yesterday on the deaths caused by the floods that recently swept South Carolina.  Ten people drowned in their cars in the Columbia SC area from October 3 to 5 as flood waters ravaged the city. “Some were going to work. Some were going to someone else’s aid.…

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  • A dry week ahead

    The latest 7-day QPF map shows a big fat goose egg in the rainfall department this coming week.  The only place in the Southeast that is expected to see any rain at all is the east coast and southern tip of Florida.  This is thanks to a dome of high pressure over the region which…

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  • Vegetable Growers News published a reminder this week of the many programs that are available to assist farmers after natural disasters like the flooding in South Carolina earlier this month.  If you or a farmer you work with is affected by a natural disaster, make sure you understand all of the help that is available. …

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