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 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…
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I’ve seen a lot of stories in the news relating weather and climate to scientific research studies or the Southeast. A few were also on the upcoming hurricane season. Here are some that you might find interesting. Tulane University: Study shows how El Niño and La Niña climate swings threaten mangroves worldwide Meteorological Technology International:…
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NOAA released their official forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season today, just a few days in advance of the official start of the season on June 1. As expected, it was fairly close to earlier seasonal predictions posted by Colorado State University and other groups. It shows that the number of named storms is…