A fascinating web site which collects live lightning data is showing a cold front sagging south into northern Georgia and Alabama tonight. The lightning is occurring in thunderstorms which are forming along the front. This could cause some locally heavy rain, gusty winds and lightining tonight and mark a return…
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You may remember the Cosmos television series hosted many years ago by Carl Sagan on the wonders of the universe. Recently Fox Television has been broadcasting a remake of the series with updated science and graphics that is really excellent. This week’s episode is an overview of how carbon dioxide…
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The Florida Climate Center has just released their June 2014 newsletter, which can be found by clicking here. This newsletter contains links to the May 2014 Florida climate summary as well as updates on El Nino, the Atlantic hurricane season, and their outreach and education activities.
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Contra Costa Times recently published an interesting story about what farmers in California think about climate change. You can access the article here. The article points out what most farmers already know, that their activities and viability are closely tied to weather and climate, and that it’s not just local…
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May was a near-average month for both temperature and precipitation across the state as a whole, although there was some variability in rainfall due to thunderstorm activity. Drier conditions in many parts of the state made it possible for farmers to finish field work and planting and see their crops…
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June 1 marks the beginning of the official Atlantic hurricane season. Early in the season, most storms form in the Caribbean Sea and near North America rather than farther out in the Atlantic, as is the case later in the season. And sure enough, this year we have some signs…
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As the heat ramps up in summer, producers are keeping a careful watch on the impacts of that heat on their animals. I’ve seen a couple of stories recently which describe ways to combat heat in dairy cattle and swine. AgriLife Today reported on research done at Texas A&M on…
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