July 2021
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The ACF Basin is drought-free according to the most current U.S. Drought Monitor (data as of 7/20/2021). Webinar recording can be found here.Next month’s ACF Drought and Water Webinar is on Tuesday, August 24, 2021 at 1:00pm ET.Register here for upcoming ACF monthly webinars. Sign up for ACF drought list here. July Key PointsACF Climate Conditions and OutlooksTropical Storms Danny…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted an interesting story by Brad Haire this week on how the wet conditions have affected our farmers in the last few weeks. I have heard many agents and producers saying the same thing–we would rather have a lot of rain than a drought, but…it is hard to get work done…
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Here is a teacher’s resource for educators of kids in grades 5-8 on coastal impacts of climate variability and change. The material was jointly produced by NASA and EPA in 2008, so it is a little dated since we have had a lot of hurricanes and tropical storms that affected the coast since then. However,…
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A new report commissioned by the Farm Journal Foundation discussed how agriculture is affected by changing climate and how it is uniquely situated to help us cut greenhouse gas emissions and fight the changes in climate we are already seeing. It discusses what changes we are seeing in emissions over time and how the warming…
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A messy area of low pressure off the coast of Florida this week is drifting west and is expected to bring some rain to coastal areas of northeast Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina early this week. The low has only a small chance of developing into a tropical depression, so winds are not expected to…
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There have been many stories about extreme weather around the world in the news over the last few weeks. Here are a couple that you might not have seen. Phys.org: Glacial melt in High Mountain Asia accelerating as summers warm Science: Europe’s deadly floods leave scientists stunned All About Feed: Abnormal heatwave in Russia threatens…
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Does the moon or sun look a little hazy to you this weekend? If so, it’s most likely because the plume of smoky air from the forest fires out west has made it over the Southeast in the last day. This image shows where the smoke is located today. You can expect it to hang…
Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news