A new set of maps produced by the research and technology nonprofit First Street Foundation shows that FEMA estimates of areas prone to flooding may be underestimating the number of properties that are at risk by as much as 6 million, which would bring the total number to 14.6 million,…
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According to a story from UGA by Paul Pugliese, “This year has been a terrible year for mummy berry disease due to the unusually cool, wet spring weather. Late freezes also predisposed leaves and flower buds to infection.” Mummy berry is a fungal disease of blueberry plants that causes blueberries…
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According to recent news articles, two lightning flashes set new records of more than double the old records. One of the lightning bolts in Brazil was 440 miles long according to satellite images,a new record for length. A second bolt in Argentina set a new record for duration of over…
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If you like stories about adventure or difficult technological challenges, you will enjoy this story about installing weather stations on top of Mount Everest. Not only did they encounter extreme weather and harsh working conditions (including lack of oxygen and large crowds), but they had to improvise when they discovered…
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According to reports from earlier in June, North Carolina may have experienced its best strawberry season ever. A relatively mild spring with no major frost events helped growers prolong this year’s growing season. Growers were able to get an early start to the season using row covers, which allowed some…
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Hot off the presses is a new set of guides for hurricane preparation and recovery from the USDA Southeast Regional Climate Hub. If you are a commercial producer in the Southeast, you are going to want to take a look at these guides to see how you can plan ahead…
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Today is Asteroid Day in remembrance of the impact of an asteroid (some thing a comet instead) in a remote area of Russia called Tunguska on this date in 1908. The blast of the explosion when it hit knocked down an estimated 80 million trees over an area of 830…
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