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Rapid Reaction: Drought Comes Back, in a Flash
A little over six weeks ago, the town of Bayboro, which sits on the Pamlico River along North Carolina’s central coastline, was soaked by 1.89...
Dry Weather Dominates a Cool, Crisp October
Most of the past month was rain-free, and also cooler than normal with a mid-month freeze event. Those conditions were ideal for leaf color, but...
Our Curious Coast: Adaptation and Resilience
If this blog post series so far has taught us anything, it’s that in North Carolina’s Coastal Plain, the land has always been in a...
Our Curious Coast: Soils and Agriculture
Drive or fly across the Coastal Plain and you’re sure to find farms of all forms. Many grow cash crops such as cotton, tobacco, and...
Summer Starts with Scarce Rain, Sizzling Heat in June
Our scattered showers were exactly that last month, while our temperatures turned up during two stretches of extreme heat. Both have caused expanding dryness and...
May Concludes a Warm Spring with Mixed Rainfall
Hot weather arrived on schedule last month, while rain soaked some spots and missed others. That was the story of our spring in North Carolina....
Five Years Later, Five Lessons Learned from Matthew
It’s a rare storm that now stands out more for its similarities to, rather than its differences from, others in its era. Five years ago...