Archive: August 2014
65 archived posts
- “Are you ready for a 35-year drought?”
- 2015 has been declared the International Year of Soils by the UN
- 7-day rainfall outlook below normal again
- 75th anniversary of “The Wizard of Oz”–test footage of tornado scenes
- Agricultural impacts from recent dry weather
- Breeding tomatoes, sweet peas to grow in different weather conditions
- California drought transforms markets
- Climate summaries for Florida and NC now available
- Drier than normal for next 7 days except in South Florida
- Drought affects corn yield in China
- Drought and earthquake impacts on agriculture across the world
- Drought returns to Georgia
- Early return of southern corn rust may have been caused by wet spring
- El Nino update and fall/winter outlook from Peanut Pointers
- Erupting volcano in Papua New Guinea could lead to cooler climate for several years
- European peaches feeling impact of weather, Russian embargo
- Excellent editorial on stockmanship from Southeast Cattle Advisor
- Farmers leading the way in adapting to shifts in climate
- Farmers’ Almanac blows summer forecast
- Farming in the modern Dust Bowl
- Finding links between weather and cattle production
- Get ready for warmer temperatures
- Global warming has become “normal climate” for most
- How do this summer’s temperatures stack up?
- How much do climate patterns influence predictability in the US?
- Interactive tornado tracker tool
- Is climate engineering effective?
- Is the warming Arctic causing more extreme summer weather?
- Jan-July global temperature tied with 2002 for 3rd warmest
- July 2014 climate summary for Georgia
- Little rain for next week across most of the Southeast; drought may expand
- Mapping drought across the US
- Microclimate of fields affects soybean yields
- New NOAA viewers look at sea level and land use changes in coastal areas
- New NWS interactive rainfall web site
- New UGA scientist to study heat stress on dairy
- New York Times on writing about drought
- Next two weeks look warmer and drier than normal: drought could expand
- No-till agriculture can cool fields up to 2 degrees on the hottest days
- Not too late for “Waste to Worth” conference submissions
- Peanut agronomist upbeat about crop
- Predicting disease outbreaks based on weather
- Replacement needed for Covington NWS coop observer–150 years of records on the line!
- Scattered rain early in the week but increasing chances later
- Severe drought expands across Georgia
- Severe drought returns to Georgia
- Southeast could become overdeveloped megalopolis in next 50 years
- Southeast Innovative Farming Team (SIFT) has new blog/website
- Southern Region Extension Climate Academy to be held in Athens on September 3-5
- Strawberry web tool could save $1.7 million in fungicide over 10 years
- Strong temperature anomalies across North America
- Summer ozone expected to get much worse in next 35 years
- Tracking tropical storms using the National Hurricane Center web site
- Tropical Storm Bertha not expected to affect Southeast
- Tropical Storm Iselle devastates papaya trees but Maui onions were spared
- Tropical troubles
- TS Cristobal forms, minimal impact expected for Southeast
- Updated hurricane season update shows 70% chance of below normal activity
- Variations in climate have distinct effects
- Weak relationship between drought and pine productivity seen
- What are crepuscular rays?
- What is a forensic meteorologist?
- What to do when hail hits
- Winter precipitation across the Southeast is decreasing
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