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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · 6d

Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · 7d

The Call for Presentations for SCCR 2026 San Antonio (April 15-17) is now open! Interested in presenting your work, organizing a symposium, or holding an interactive workshop? Visit sccrf.org to read the Call for Presentations and submit your ideas by October 31st!

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · 13d

Southern Region Weekly Drought Update

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · 23d

srcc.tamu.edu/blog/weekly-...
- Last week, most of the Southern Region felt cooler than normal for this time of year.
- Widespread rainfall occurred across the western margins of the Region.
- Overall coverage of D0-D4 Drought takes up almost 50% of the land area.

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National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · 27d

Abnormal dryness and short-term drought continued to expand across the Lower to Middle Mississippi Valley, Ohio Valley, Central Appalachians, Northeast and Southeast this week.

Watch video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTRI...

#USDroughtMonitor #drought #drought2025

US Drought Monitor September 11, 2025

YouTube video by National Drought Mitigation Center

www.youtube.com

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Sep 6

Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains (Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas):
drought.gov/drought-stat...
"Late-Summer Rain Could Improve Conditions in Kansas and Oklahoma, while Drought-Stricken Southern Texas Falls Short"

Drought Status Update for the Southern Plains | August 27, 2025 | Drought.gov

NIDIS and partners will issue future Drought Status Updates as conditions evolve.

drought.gov

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Andrew Dessler @andrewdessler.com · Sep 2

Great article in the NYTimes about our comment to the DOE about their climate report.

Gift link:
www.nytimes.com/2025/09/02/c...

Scientists Denounce Trump Administration’s Climate Report

www.nytimes.com

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 29

In major U.S. livestock regions, some ranchers have slowly begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after the nation’s inventory shrank due to a years-long drought that dried up pastures used for grazing and hiked feeding costs.
www.producer.com/livestock/u-...

U.S. ranchers cautiously rebuild | The Western Producer

Some ranchers have begun taking the first steps to boost cattle production after inventory shrank due to a years-long drought.

www.producer.com

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 29

Some of the hottest temperatures of the year occurred last week, particularly in Arkansas.
Read more at srcc.tamu.edu/blog/weekly-...

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 28

Weekly Drought Update for the South

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 28

What is Truth?

youtu.be/b3k_exJLYJQ?...

What Is Truth

YouTube video by Johnny Cash - Topic

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 28

The five DoE authors do not appear to be a random sample of climate scientists but a biased selection. They seem to have been chosen based on a shared disagreement with the larger community of subject matter experts

American Meteorological Society @ametsoc.org · Aug 28

New AMS statement outlines five foundational flaws that make the Department of Energy's Climate Synthesis Report "inconsistent with scientific principles and practices."

Read the full statement: https://bit.ly/3UQRC82

The Practice and Assessment of Science: Five Foundational Flaws in the Department of Energy's 2025 Climate Report

Adopted by the Executive Committee of the AMS Council on 27 August 2025

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 28

Range conditions in Arkansas degraded again this week

National Drought Mitigation Center @droughtcenter.bsky.social · Aug 28

US Drought Monitor 8-28-25

For the 50 states and Puerto Rico, the US Drought Monitor shows 27.7% in moderate drought or worse, compared to 26.77% last week.

#droughtmonitor #drought #drought2025

US Drought Monitor showing conditions for 8-28-25.

Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 28

I evacuated to College Station for this storm and never left.

Weather History @weatherhistory.bsky.social · Aug 27

August 27, 2020:

Hurricane Laura pounded Louisiana as a high-end Category 4. Winds up to 150 mph and 10+ foot storm surge produced substantial damage throughout Cameron Parish and surrounding areas. The storm caused 41 fatalities and $19 billion in damage.

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 22

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Future Trends of Extreme Weather in Texas (2024 update): texas2036.org/wp-content/u...

texas2036.org

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 21

Assessment of Historic and Future Trends of Extreme Weather in TX, 1900-2036:
texas2036.org/wp-content/u...

texas2036.org

Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 19

Conditions are quickly drying out and heating up through much of the Lower Mississippi River Basin (Arkansas, Louisiana, and Mississippi) and surrounding area. Follow the link below to the full report:
myemail.constantcontact.com/Drought-Earl...

Drought Early Warning for the Lower Mississippi River Basin

Email from Drought and Its Impacts Are Developing Across the Region Lower Mississippi River Basin Drought Early Warning August 19, 2025 Drought Early Warning for the Lower Mississippi River Basi

myemail.constantcontact.com

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National Weather Service @nws.noaa.gov · Aug 17

Hurricane #Erin and the #RipCurrent risk along the Atlantic coastline this week. Heavy Rainfall and flood potential for the upper Midwest through Monday. #HeatRisk continues and expands from the Mississippi Valley through Monday then into the Southwest and Intermountain West later this week.

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 13

Aug 12, 2025 was the second-wettest day on record for Chattanooga, with 6.42 inches of rainfall.

Area Records:
1st - 9.49 inches on September 5, 2011
2nd - 6.42 inches on August 12, 2025
3rd - 6.37 inches on September 7, 1977
4th - 6.19 inches on March 27, 1994

CNN @cnn.com · Aug 13

Chattanooga, Tennessee recorded its second-wettest day on record, receiving more than 6 inches of rain and nearly twice the city's typical August rainfall in a single day, triggering significant flooding and numerous water rescues.

Follow more about weather and latest forecasts here: cnn.it/4fAq7ZS

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 13

The most dramatic changes occurred in Texas, which experienced widespread recovery across nearly all drought categories. Central Texas saw the largest improvements due to the historic July 4–7 flooding

Texas Climate Office @climatexas.bsky.social · Aug 13

The South recorded the most dramatic recovery, as central and southwestern TX improved by as much as five drought categories following extreme rainfall and flooding, while only isolated areas in TN, MS and OK worsened.

storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9ca5...

Drought Climate Summary July 2025

Major storms bring devastation, drought relief to southern U.S.

storymaps.arcgis.com

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 8

The agency’s new hiring authority...will allow it to bypass some of the usual delays in bringing people on board. Some new hires may be the same trained employees who were let go earlier this year.

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Jennifer Ouellette @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social · Aug 7

How William N. Jennings captured the first photograph of lightning in 1882 boingboing.net/2025/08/07/h...

How William N. Jennings captured the first photograph of lightning in 1882

A Philadelphia photographer made history by capturing the first clear photo of lightning, revealing that artists had been drawing it wrong for centuries. William N. Jennings used silver gelatin prints...

boingboing.net

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Southern Regional Climate Center @srcctamu.bsky.social · Aug 6

Check out the Climate Impacts & Outlooks for the Southern Region & the Gulf Coast Region:
srcc.tamu.edu/blog/monthly...

The page will be updated quarterly!

Southern Regional Climate Center |

srcc.tamu.edu

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