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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According to a new study described in Science News this week, the increasing temperatures in fall could be changing the way monarch butterflies prepare for their migration down to Mexico and disturbing their usual pause in reproduction that allows them to survive the long flight south. Warmer temperatures appear to be making the butterflies go…
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Here is a recent story from Citrus Industry that discusses the impacts that high temperature and humidity can have on farmer workers. This year has been particularly humid because of all the rain we have been having across the Southeast, so workers have really been affected by it. If you work outside, make sure you…
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In news this week, it was reported that NASA as well as other government websites will no longer provide copies of the National Climate Assessments that are produced every four years at the request of Congress. I was an author of the Southeast chapter of NCA5. The group of authors that was starting to work…
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Our friends at the North Carolina State Climate Office produced a quick overview of the rainfall from Tropical Storm Chantal and posted it to their blog earlier this week. Our son Evan, who lives near the Duke Forest in Durham, reported that their ground-floor apartment had water in it, and according to the report that…
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Even though we have not been hit by a hurricane yet this year, now is a great time to prepare just in case you get hit by one later this year. Here is a good summary article on what you need to do before, during, and after the storm from Yahoo News. You can find…
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A piece of very bad news for those of us who live in the hurricane region of the United States was released this past week. The U.S. Department of Defense announced it would immediately stop ingesting, processing, and transmitting data essential to most hurricane forecasts. This data is essential to accurate forecasting of hurricane conditions…
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The next few days are going to be very warm across the region, especially those areas away from the coasts. Since it is the first big heat wave of the year, most folk are not yet acclimatized to the hot and sultry weather and need to take special care to keep themselves, their kids, their…