Climate and Ag in the news
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The hurricane forecast group at Colorado State University released their first forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season this morning. It shows that based on their analysis using models and analog years, they are expecting another season that is more active than average but not quite as active as 2024. La Nina and neutral conditions…
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There have been many stories in the news lately about agriculture and climate. Here is a sampling of the ones I thought were the most interesting. The list ends with an interesting video on atmospheric optics, including rainbows, haloes, and many other odd sky phenomena. Catholic Vote: ‘Completely and utterly ignored’: Rural US workers crushed…
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The World Meteorological Organization recently released its latest State of the World report. In it, it describes the carbon dioxide levels as the highest in 800,000 years and the annual average global temperature for 2024 as the highest since records began 175 years ago. An El Nino enhanced the warming caused by carbon dioxide and…
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The expansive round of severe weather we had this week is a reminder that you should take time every year to prepare for extreme weather conditions, both for local severe weather and hurricanes. Preparation allows you to react more quickly to threatening conditions, allowing you to move to safety in time to maximize the chance…
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The dry conditions that have been occurring over parts of the Southeast, combined with several storms that have brought quite a bit of wind to the area, have helped fuel the development of numerous wildfires in the Carolinas as well as other parts of the Southeast. The wildfires are made even worse in the Carolinas…
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If you have been watching national weather news this week you may have noticed images of tremendous dust storms in western Texas, including El Paso. These dust storms caused visibilities near zero on highways, leading to accidents and health issues there. But you may not have seen the stories about the dirty rain that fell…
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I wrote a few days about how cuts to NOAA and the National Weather Service would make weather forecasts, including hurricane forecasts and severe weather warnings, less reliable in the future. Here are a couple of additional stories that explain how the cuts would reduce the quality of NWS products. New Scientist: Four ways cuts…
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