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  • As is my usual practice, I will be taking off the week between Christmas and New Year’s Day to spend time visiting friends and family and will pause posting on my blog for the next few days.  I wish you all a wonderful holiday season and see you back in early January with a summary…

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  • I’ve got squash, parsnips, carrots and onions roasting in my oven in preparation for the big day on Thursday.  I hope all of you have a wonderful holiday filled with food, family and good cheer.  May we all have enough!

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  • I’m taking a break from the blog for ten days while I attend a conference on high impact weather and climate and celebrate my my 25th wedding anniversary with my husband John Knox and friends. While I’m gone, you can find a list of web sites that you can use to find your own weather and…

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  • The USDA has a new detailed posting on Medium.com describing how their work in agriculture and forestry are helping producers to deal with changes in climate and other long-term risks over time.  You can read their review article at https://medium.com/usda-results/how-food-and-forestry-are-adapting-to-a-changing-climate-2f5b84bff9c0#.dcpt7pnr9.  The USDA has supported this blog since it started through grants that help pay my salary…

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  • Happy New Year!

    Another year has come and gone and we are all looking forward to 2016.  Hope the end of 2015 was safe and happy for you, and that 2016 is another year of growth.  Happy New Year everyone!

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  • I would like to thank all of my readers for your support of this blog in the last year, and wish you the best for the rest of 2015.  The University of Georgia is closing between Christmas and New Year’s, and I will be busy with holiday activities.  I know that most of you will…

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  • This week marks the one-year anniversary of this blog.  I’ve enjoyed sharing stories and news articles with you and appreciate all of my regular subscribers as well as all our visitors.  If you have an interesting image or story to share, please send it to me and I will consider adding it to the blog.…

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