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The NWS Office in Peachtree City, Georgia has issued this press release on the coming winter conditions and how the strong El Niño is likely to affect snowfall and other extreme weather events. Here is the text of the press release below: While pegged to have the strongest El Niño since 1997-1998…
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CNN posted an interview with Dr. Erin Lipp, professor of environmental health at the University of Georgia, on the topic of the impacts of changing climate on health and diseases. Dr. Lipp says that the changes in climate we have seen in recent years can increase risks for human health, no only through increases in…
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A continuation of our current weather pattern will bring a week of mostly dry conditions to the Southeast. The exception is the Florida peninsula, which will see about an inch of rain, mainly on Saturday and Sunday as a cold front moves through the area.
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If you are looking for simple fact sheets on how El Niño will affect your area or other regions around the country, including US territories, NOAA has collected a series of links to fact sheets at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/news/regional-el-nino-impacts-outlooks-assessments. There are also some links to other El Niño information at this site.
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If you have a hard time visualizing the age of the Earth and human history, you might enjoy watching this 3-minute video showing an animated timeline of the Earth’s history, including the development of the atmosphere and life. You can see it at Business Insider athttps://www.businessinsider.com/animated-timeline-earth-history-2015-11.
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The Climate Prediction Center posted its latest outlook maps yesterday for December and December through February. The maps are shown below. To interpret these maps, you need to know that the probabilities start out with an equal chance of below normal (33.3%) or lowest third of all values, above normal (33.3%) or upper third of…
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As reported by KNOE.com in New Orleans, the Louisiana State University AgCenter recently released a study showing the benefits that farmers may accrue by combining forestry with growing crops. This technique, also called “alley cropping” or “forest farming”, allows farmers to manage the lands for growing crops like corn or switchgrass within a tree lot…