I took a little time off this week to celebrate my husband John Knox’s award for excellence in teaching in the University System of Georgia as a recipient of the Felton Jenkins, Jr. Hall of Fame Faculty Awards, one of the highest awards in the state of Georgia for his work in university teaching. He is a professor in the UGA Geography Department and in his career he has taught about 7,000 students on a variety of topics including introduction to meteorology, atmospheric dynamics and thermodynamics, data assimilation, weather forecasting, and tropical meteorology. While I was out celebrating with him, here are a few of the interesting stories I read in the news.
AgWeb: Fallout from Francine: Hurricane Wreaks Havoc on Barge Traffic and Shutters Key Ports
Washington Post: The disaster no major U.S. city is prepared for
NewScientist: Most cities are rainier than their surroundings due to heat and smog
National Public Radio: These small Black-owned farms are growing crops with the climate in mind
Southeast Farm Press: Uncovering climate-resilient cotton
Inside Climate News: As Climate Threats to Agriculture Mount, Could the Mississippi River Delta Be the Next California?
CNN: An unusual shift in the weather has turned the Sahara green
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