David Zierden, the Florida State Climatologist, sent along this note on yellow flies in the Southeast: Folks who frequent or work outside close to wooded areas in Florida and the Southeast in the summer are familiar with yellow flies. What we call “yellow flies” often refers to several different species…
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The CoCoRaHS network celebrated a milestone today, passing its 16th anniversary since it was started in Colorado. This volunteer network of precipitation observers has spread across the country and has included Georgia for the last six years as well as other states in the Southeast. CoCoRaHS stands for Community Collaborative…
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The five-day forecast for precipitation in the Southeast shows most areas receiving some scattered rainfall but less than the normal amount except for south Florida and near the Gulf Coast. Showers will be hit or miss, and temperatures should be normal to slightly above due to the lack of cloud…
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An article in AgWeb newsletter on June 11 discussed the possibility of an early frost this year due to increased volcanic activity this year compared to previous years. This long-range forecast was made by Simon Atkins, CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corporation. You can read the article by clicking here. Does…
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This week Grazing the Net newsletter pointed out an article in Newsweek about attempts to reduce methane emissions from cows by research scientists in Alberta and around the world. A variety of methods are being examined and show that reductions in this highly effective greenhouse gas can be made by…
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The national summary of spring conditions has just been released by NOAA. The climate division maps show that for most of the Southeast, conditions were much wetter than normal, particularly in SW Georgia, southern Alabama and the panhandle of Florida. In fact, in northwest FL, they experienced their second wettest…
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AgWeb recently published an article describing some of the new technologies that farmers are using to cope with severe weather. Even though farmers differ on the causes of climate change, they agree that recent increases in severe weather are forcing them to come up with new ideas and new technologies…
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