When you think about water wars, you might think about the tension between different water users in California or one of the western states that has been part of their culture ever since the West was settled. But water wars are becoming a big thing here in the East, too,…
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Producers in the Southeast are always keeping an eye out for the next new crop they might be able to incorporate into their farms. In recent years we have heard a lot about satsumas and olives here as well as commercial production of pomegranates. Here is a story from Vegetable…
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In the past, I worked for the National Weather Service on rainfall studies for dam-building out West, so I am always interested in stories about dams and especially about problems with dams. Here is an AP story that came out last week on how many dams in the US are…
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Morning Ag Clips posted a story last week on a new web site developed by the Georgia Forestry Commission to track the location of current wildfires across the state. The site details where each fire is occurring, how big it is, and what the status of the fire is. You…
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You might remember that Hurricane Maria crossed over the island of Puerto Rico in 2017, completely destroying much of the forested part of the territory. The amount of destruction there was just devastating, and the forest will probably not recover in our lifetime. If you are interested in learning more,…
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For climatologists, December 1 marks the first day of winter. We use the calendar months of December, January, and February for winter rather than the astronomical date starting later in December because they more reasonably approximate the coldest three-month period of the year (and in early years, made it much…
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I love to eat seafood, and shrimp is my favorite. Georgia shrimp are an important part of the food, culture and economy of the coast, but in recent years the catch has been threatened by a variety of things including black gill, a disease which does not affect the taste…
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