Weather and climate are frequently in the news. I tend not to talk much about current weather because it changes faster than this blog, although I occasionally mention upcoming frost or tropical storm events. On the longer term, there are some interesting stories around that are informative or entertaining to read. Here are a few I have run across lately.
New York Times: Most of America’s Fruit Is Now Imported. Is That a Bad Thing?
Weather.com: Is Climate Change Making Winter Weather Worse? New Study Stokes the Debate
Phys.org: Assessing the impact of hurricanes on Puerto Rico’s forests
Atlas Obscura: How Two Italians Achieved a 200-Year-Old Dream of Virginian Wine
Two Sparrows Farm blog: The end of the road (about small farms)

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-03-impact-hurricanes-puerto-rico-forests.html#jCp