Climate and Ag in the news
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Did you know that lasers can be used to help measure sea level? This recent article in Earth.com discusses how lasers are being used to measure one part of sea level rise–the amount of sea level rise that is being caused by water coming off of land. The other part is the expansion of the…
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A recent study led by scientists at the University of Miami Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) reveals how a major global climate pattern influences the African weather systems that help seed Atlantic hurricanes. This study was initiated as an undergraduate project by a student who…
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The Southeast has been very dry the past few weeks and drought has increased across the region. I have heard of numerous livestock producers having to feed hay because the pastures have dried up. This is especially bad this time of year because the farmers were hoping to get one last hay cutting to help…
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While I don’t chase tornadoes or hurricanes myself, I am still fascinated by people who do, especially those who do it responsibly. This article from hurricane chaser Josh Morgerman describes things you should and should not do if you are in the center of a hurricane, whether you went there deliberately or were living in…
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Even though it still feels like summer here in the Southeast, I am starting to see subtle signs of fall in the dropping of leaves from my tulip poplar and colored maples along one of the roads I drive from time to time. I have seen stories of snow down to 10,000 feet in the…
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The latest Southeast Monthly Climate Webinar will be held on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, at 10:00 AM EDT/ 9AM CDT online. Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! This webinar series provides the region with information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like…
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The latest Atlantic tropical outlook shows recently strengthened Hurricane Gabrielle along with two areas of potential development in the central Atlantic Ocean. Gabrielle went from a nothing-burger of a storm a few days ago to a Category 1 Hurricane today and is expected to remain at hurricane strength through Wednesday, although it will be moving…