Atlantic magazine had an interesting entry in their CityLab blog on temperature extremes in the US this week. The article pointed out that in most year, extremes of cold or warm dominate the country as a whole. However, this year there have been a nearly equal number of record…
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Weather Underground published a news story on September 1 showing that August 2014 had the lowest number of tornadoes for any August since 1963. This year only 27 tornadoes were confirmed across the US compared to an average of 81. In 1963 only 26 tornadoes were reported. However, small and…
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This week the Southeast Regional Extension Climate Academy (SRECA) is meeting in Athens GA to talk about climate change and its impacts on the Southeast. Over 100 people, representing 11 different states, are gathered to discuss the science of changing climate (both natural and man-made changes) and how those changes…
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While carbon dioxide emissions, especially from transportation and power production, produce most of the greenhouse emissions on Earth, emission of methane from livestock production and land use changes have been targeted by those interested in reduction of greenhouse gas emissions because methane is a much more potent greenhouse gas than…
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Growing Georgia published an article today which discusses the adverse impacts of heat on dairy cattle. In particular, the article points out that heat-stressed cows produce less milk and also suffer reduced fertility. Some steps that farmers can take to keep their cows happy include providing adequate water, sprinkling to…
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The North Carolina State Climate Office has just posted their monthly summary for August 2014. You can access it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=97&h=5666e5c1
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August 2014 Climate Summary Rainfall across Georgia was highly variable in August. Most areas of the state received well below normal rainfall for the month, leading to expansion of dry conditions and the appearance of severe drought in southern Georgia by the end of the month. Wet conditions were confined…
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