Climate and Ag in the news
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This time of year we are subjected to all sorts of lists of the best, worst, and most notable of the past year. Summaries of the past year’s events are also posted frequently. Weather and climate are no exception. Here is a collection of “highlights of 2022” focused on US or world weather and climate…
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We are very excited in the UGA Atmospheric Sciences program to have access to a brand-new radar system that we have purchased jointly with Georgia Tech. It will fill in an area of northeast Georgia that is not well-covered by current National Weather Services radars and will also serve as a teaching tool for our…
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In the past, some corn in the Southeast has been grown for ethanol, although the closing of an ethanol producing plant in Camilla GA in 2020 reduced the market for this. A new ethanol-to-jet fuel plant in Soperton GA in 2024 may increase the market for Southeastern corn in the future. Much more corn in…
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Heat injury and even death is something that we get reminded about at the beginning of every summer in the Southeast, and for good reason. Heat-related illnesses can affect anyone, but people who work outdoors, play outside on golf courses, football fields, and lakes, or are heat-sensitive folk like older people or young children, are…
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Everyone has heard weather sayings that provide guidance on the upcoming weather. There are even some in the Bible! This Readers Digest article describes ten weather sayings that you might have heard from an older relative and discusses whether they are true or not. Can a cricket tell you what the air temperature is? Does…
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Did you know that lasers can be used to help measure sea level? This recent article in Earth.com discusses how lasers are being used to measure one part of sea level rise–the amount of sea level rise that is being caused by water coming off of land. The other part is the expansion of the…
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A recent study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reveals how a major global climate pattern influences the African weather systems that help seed Atlantic hurricanes. This study was initiated as an undergraduate project by a student who…
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The Southeast has been very dry the past few weeks and drought has increased across the region. I have heard of numerous livestock producers having to feed hay because the pastures have dried up. This is especially bad this time of year because the farmers were hoping to get one last hay cutting to help…
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While I don’t chase tornadoes or hurricanes myself, I am still fascinated by people who do, especially those who do it responsibly. This article from hurricane chaser Josh Morgerman describes things you should and should not do if you are in the center of a hurricane, whether you went there deliberately or were living in…