Pam Knox
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The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) posted a story today on the minimum extent of Arctic Sea ice this year. Records have been kept since 1981 (based on satellite measurements of ice cover) and show that now that fall is upon us, the ice is starting to expand as the North Pole gets…
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Vox.com had an interesting story online yesterday discussing the boom and bust of agriculture in Saudi Arabia due to their overuse of groundwater. According to the story, in the 1970s, the government allowed farmers to dig as many wells as they wanted to grow crops. Agriculture boomed, and Saudi Arabia for a while became the…
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For the first two weeks of September, the Southeast has been running 2-4 degrees above normal (higher in the north, less in the south). Rainfall has been lower than normal in most places with the exception of areas hit by the remains of TS Erika. Warmer and drier than normal conditions are expected to continue…
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Just a quick reminder, CLN Webinar TUESDAY 1:00pm EDT Please register for CLN Presents: Vulnerability Assessments – What we did and what we’ve learned on Sep 15, 2015 1:00 PM EDT at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/3818542679698896642 After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Also, don’t forget – This Thursday, Webinar 4: Agricultural Climate Adaptation Practices. September 17th,…
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Brad Haire reported in the Southeast Farm Press this week that farmers in the Southeast are being urged to harvest as soon as possible and to plant cover crops this winter to protect against the expected impacts from the strong El Niño this winter. Rains could be as much as 50 percent above normal, leading…
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Citrus farmers in California are building private reservoirs on their own land hoping to protect their orchards against the loss of water in future droughts when water is tightly controlled and water users are pitted against each other. The reservoirs, which are more like giant farm ponds than true reservoirs which rely on a dammed…
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Many farmers will be happy this week if they need dry weather to harvest. After the current band of rain moves south, most of the Southeast (with the exception of Florida) will have dry and cool conditions, although warmer conditions will return by the end of the week. Many areas will get less than 1/10…