Here is an interesting animated map which shows the accumulation of FEMA flood insurance claims over time. As you watch it spool from 1970 to 2018 you can see the impacts of some big events like recent hurricanes and the floods of 1993 in the Upper Midwest. The Southeast has…
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Today marks the beginning of climatological summer in the Southeast. Hope it’s a good one! Seems like we’ve had an early start to the Dog Days of Summer this year. I’m taking a break from the blog for two weeks while I travel to Alaska and the Yukon with my…
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I’ve seen a number of articles in the news lately about agriculture and how it can affect and is affected by rising temperatures, more extreme weather, and other signs of a changing climate. Here are few listed below. AgWeb: Animal Agriculture and Climate: Separating Fact from Fiction Progressive Farmer: Ag…
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Smithsonian.com has an interesting article on the high temperature records that are being set in Alaska. You might think things have been hot here in the Southeast, but the Arctic is being much more affected by rising temperatures due to feedbacks with ice cover and melting of permafrost, which releases…
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The recent very hot and dry weather has provided some relief from certain crop diseases this year but has made other diseases more likely. Bob Kemerait of UGA discusses how the current conditions are affecting crops now and what diseases are most likely. He provides some guidance for what treatments…
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The long string of dry days combined with very high temperatures has put the corn crop in parts of the Southeast at risk. In many places there has been no rain since May 12, and while some crops like peanuts and cotton have less need of rain now, corn is…
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A recent study published in the journal Nature and described in the Daytona Beach News-Journal showed that in coming years the east coast of the US may become more vulnerable to devastating hurricanes because of an expected decrease in wind shear over the region, which could allow hurricanes to intensify…
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