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It’s been a tumultuous year for tropical storms in the Southeast, with three hurricanes (Gordon, Florence and Michael) hitting parts of the region this fall. But the hurricane season doesn’t officially end until the end of November, so there is at least the potential for another storm to develop (although we see nothing on the…
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A recent study of daily rainfall amounts throughout the year published in Geophysical Research Letters shows that for a large part of the world, half of the annual rainfall occurs on just 12 days during the year, with the rest of the rain falling on days with smaller amounts (based on 1999 to 2014). This…
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If you are interested in stories about how farmers in the path of Hurricane Michael have been coping with all of the damage, you will appreciate this story by Brad Haire in the Southeast Farm Press on one farmer’s experience. Check it out here. Sounds like this is the first in a series of stories…
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The US Forest Service published a blog post that detailed all of the damage to forests and foresters in Florida after the passage of Hurricane Michael back in October. One of the most interesting quotes in the blog said “It would take 2.4 million logging trucks to remove all of the dead trees that we have…
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This week’s Georgia Climate Project Roadmap question addresses the need for more research on how human-induced changes in land use changes, urbanization, agriculture, and introduction of exotic species will affect native ecosystems and biodiversity. You can see all the Roadmap questions at https://roadmap.georgiaclimateproject.org/. 8. How will the effects of multiple human-induced stressors affect species distribution and…
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IFAS posted an interesting story this week about some of the problems that can be caused by big storms and the disruption they cause to bees and other critters who may live near you. If their trees are blown down or if their regular habitat is flooded out, they may try to find a different…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows only light rain occurring across the Southeast in the next week. The first five days should be dry, with light rain returning to the region on Thanksgiving Day into Black Friday. Amounts are expected to be light, though, so travel should be be significantly affected.
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