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An article earlier this week in Fruit Growers News noted that peaches in South Carolina had dodged a bullet in the recent cold snap and were doing OK so far with mostly some light thinning. But the weather tonight could bring more potentially damaging cold air into the region, and it is still a few…
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The preliminary maps of temperature and precipitation departure for March 2019 are now available from the High Plains Regional Climate Center. They show that temperatures across the region were generally warmer than normal in most of Florida and Georgia as well as southeastern Alabama. The rest of the region was cooler than normal. An area…
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The strong low pressure system that caused so much damage to the central US had hurricane-force winds associated with it along with the snow and rain that led to massive flooding in northeastern Nebraska and surrounding areas. Normally high tunnel structures are not built strongly enough to survive those kinds of winds. But this article…
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The latest outlook for April 2019 was released today. It shows that the temperature for April leans towards warmer than normal values across the region. Precipitation leans slightly towards higher than normal rainfall in the southern half of the region but no clear indication exists in northern areas.
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The Cahokia Mounds outside St. Louis are the remains of one of North America’s largest indigenous population. Many archaeologists estimate that at its peak around the year 1100, Cahokia housed 10,000 to 20,000 people, with up to 50,000 inhabitants living in the surrounding area—a population size rivalling or surpassing concurrent European cities. But archaeologists are…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that most of the region should receive some rain this week. However, many parts will receive less than half an inch, which won’t even settle the pollen, much less moisten up the soil. This means that abnormally dry conditions and moderate drought in the region are likely to remain…
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No one doubts that small farmers in the US are facing an unprecedented attack from many sides, including tariffs, international competition, overproduction and low commodity costs. The New Republic published an article this week discussing the role of weather and changing climate in putting stress on small farmers by increasing variability and extreme weather, leading…