Climate and Ag in the news
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We are now entering the peak hurricane season, and as expected, the tropics are now rapidly becoming more active. The 5-day Atlantic outlook has two areas that are expected to develop into named storms. The eastern wave has a 90 percent chance of development, and could be named Laura in just a day or two.…
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Death Valley set a record yesterday of 130 F, just a few degrees short of the all-time world record of 134 F which was also set in Death Valley. Today was supposed to be another extreme high, but I have not seen the official high yet. Even the low temperature was above 100 F. The…
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The Valdosta Daily Times posted a story this week about the state of the pecan harvest this year. It has taken some major hits in the past few years due to Irma in 2017 and Michael in 2018, and many growers are still recovering from those damaging storms. The dry conditions have caused a few…
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Strong winds along the southern coast of Australia can contribute to the development of “reverse waterfalls” where the water actually goes up instead of down because of the power of the air currents. I saw this video from BBC earlier this week and enjoyed the view of the streaming water. You can watch it at…
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Another day, another record set. This time for the earliest “K” storm ever, beating out Katrina, which formed on August 24, 2005. Tropical Storm Kyle formed off the East Coast and is moving east away from the US, so it will not be any threat to the Southeast. No other storms are predicted to develop…
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The latest climate summary for July 2020 for the globe was released today by NOAA. It shows that for the Northern Hemisphere, this was the hottest July on record since 1880. It was the 2nd hottest for the planet as a whole. The year to date temperature was the second warmest on record, just under…
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As I am sure you all know, the severe derecho that blew through the Midwest a few days ago has caused tremendous damage to the area, which is part of the Corn Belt and one of the main agricultural areas in the US. While it is too early to estimate all of the agricultural losses…