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Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze
Cooler weather helps firefighters corral a third of massive California blaze The Caledonian-Record
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Tropical Storm Season – Be Prepared
RALEIGH, N.C. — Hurricane season started just over two months ago and North Carolina is now facing the possibility of having to deal with our first storm of the season. Potential Tropical Cyclone 4 formed Friday in the Atlantic Ocean, and much of North Carolina needs to stay alert for possible impacts. Current forecasts have…
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August Begins With Fires Still Consuming OR, Hot, Dry Windy Weather
August Begins With Fires Still Consuming OR, Hot, Dry Windy Weather newstalk870.am
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S.C. Suspends Some Animal Interstate Transport Requirements Due to Tropical Depression
CLEMSON, S.C. — South Carolina officials have issued a temporary waiver of certain requirements for farm and companion animals being evacuated from Florida due to a strengthening tropical depression that is predicted to become Tropical Storm Debby. The action was requested by animal health officials in Florida and comes after the National Hurricane Center put…
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Tropical Storm Debby tracker: Map and projected storm path
Tropical Storm Debby tracker: Map and projected storm path The Washington Post
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Weather extremes a threat to corn
The maturing corn crop could be vulnerable to weather extremes. Syngenta agronomic service rep Logan Dinkla says a wet and blustery growing season raises the risk for lodging. “We’ve had a few wind events recently, and we’re known to get some here in the future. But with the moisture we’ve had there’s potential for maybe…
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Drought widens across the Plains
A climatologist says moderate drought has expanded across the Plains. Brian Fuchs with the National Drought Mitigation Center says scattered rains and extreme heat has dried out soils in recent weeks. “For those folks that are irrigating there, you’re probably seeing the first really widespread applications of water this year,” he says. “We’ve been pretty…
