May 2021
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Severe drought causes significant impacts for farmers across the world. Here is a story from Yahoo News on the lengthy drought in Turkey and how desperate farmers overusing irrigation are causing sinkholes to develop in their fields as they remove the groundwater. Not so different than the overuse of groundwater in California except that in…
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Here’s an interesting story about freeze protection of apples in Italy. While I know that Southeastern farmers use irrigation to protect blueberries from freezing conditions, this is the first time that I have read about Italian farmers using the same method to protect their apples. The system they use is a little different in that…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that this weekend looks nice and dry across most of the region. By Sunday night rain will start to enter from the west. Alabama will experience the heaviest rains Monday and Tuesday, with several inches in some areas. The week should end with mostly dry conditions across the area.…
Posted in: Climate outlooks