Climate and Ag in the news
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While I have been busy answering hurricane-related calls and emails, there have been plenty of other weather-related topics discussed in recent news. Here are some more stories of interest that I saw lately that are not related to hurricanes. AgWeb: Georgia Farmer Reaps Bigger Yields By Focusing On Better Acres Farm Progress: Mississippi River dries…
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Atmospheric rivers are narrow bands of intense water vapor transport that can form over the ocean and direct massive amounts of water towards the land. The results of this high-density flow of water are precipitation events which drop very large amounts of rain in a short time period, leading to flooding, landslides, and other extreme…
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Here are a few more recent stories related to the storms that have hit the Southeast in the past month that are interesting but not necessarily related to agriculture. Washington Post: How Asheville residents survive without running water, weeks after Helene Washington Post: FEMA maps missed parts of North Carolina devastated by Hurricane Helene, Post…
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During the day today a cold front moved through the region, bringing much colder and drier air into the area. On Wednesday morning we expect to see some scattered frost in higher elevations and more northern locations as the cold air settles in, and on Thursday morning the temperatures could be even colder and the…
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Stories discussing the impacts of recent hurricanes Helene and Milton are rolling in, and illustrate just how devastating the storms were for our farmers and those who provide services like equipment sales, buying crops, etc. I am posting this in part just to keep a record of these stories but I think you will be…
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The National Centers for Environmental Information serves as the official repository for all federal weather and climate information, including satellites, radar, and surface observations. It is located in downtown in Asheville, NC. A number of my friends and colleagues work there and many of them have been affected by the flooding rains of Helene. They…
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Here are a few more recent stories I have read on a variety of impacts of Helene on agriculture, mostly in Georgia. I also included a couple of links at the end discussing the long-term financial impacts on farmers and homeowners and a link to the FEMA Rumor Response page, which is what they posted…