Pam Knox
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Heavy rains in the Pacific Northwest this month have caused big problems for dairy farmers due to flooding rains, washed-out roads and loss of power. The map below shows that some areas have received over 20 inches in the last two weeks. AgWeb posted an article about the problems along with a gallery of photos…
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AgWeb published an article earlier this week discussing the reduction in wheat production this year compared to last year in the South, particularly in the article’s focus area of Louisiana. They say “Too much rain, low prices and a disease called headscab have created a perfect storm driving farmers who often plant wheat not to…
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I’ve lived in Georgia for the past 15 years, and have only seen one Christmas week that had some snow. It’s no surprise that we don’t often get snow on Christmas Day because we are too far south to get the cold air that makes snow possible most of the time. This year most of…
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An article from Yale Climate Connections this week shows that real Christmas trees grown in North Carolina and other places are being subjected to increased risks from insect and fungal diseases, drought and extremes in weather. These risks are increasing due to changes in climate over time. Foresters work on a longer timeline than crop…
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AgWeb had an interesting story this week about how cattle producers have been affected by the large number of forest fires that have occurred there this year due to the drought. The fires have destroyed large numbers of acres that were devoted to forest grazing, increasing the need for ranchers to find other sources of…
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I love to look at nature photography, and today I found two stories on fantastic photographers who make images of snowflakes and waves. Here are links below to the stories along with some striking pictures of snowflakes up close and ocean waves. The snowflake story also has a link to a “how-to” report on making…
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The Capital Weather Gang blog noted today that the fall-blooming cherry blossoms in Washington DC are still going strong after a very warm fall and early winter. Apparently there are a number of trees that have a second blooming season in autumn after the leaves have fallen off the trees. While it’s not as spectacular as…
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