Climate and Ag in the news
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Physics Today reported this week that due to the warming hole which is seen in the central US, corn yields there are higher than they would be if that area had warmed as much as the rest of the United States. The cooler temperatures improved corn’s performance there. One thing the article did not address…
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Here is something you don’t hear every day. You may know that there are some horrendous forest fires burning out in Sonoma County, CA, northwest of San Francisco. Apparently the ash is falling so densely that it has caused a weather instrument that measures type of precipitation to report rain, although there is certainly none…
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The Georgia Climate Project has a new 2-minute video which explains what climate change means for Georgia. You can view it on YouTube here and learn more at https://georgiaclimateproject.org.
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The fairly disorganized area of convection in the western Gulf of Mexico has pulled together enough to form Tropical Storm Olga. Olga is expected to last for only a few hours before it merges with a cold front and becomes a remnant depression. Rain from Olga has been affecting Alabama and northwest Georgia today, but…
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When we look at sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, we are commonly looking for signs of El Niño or La Niña, which can greatly affect the climate of the Southeast, especially in winter. But recently the most interesting part of the Pacific has not been near the equator where we usually see ENSO…
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A joint project between the Flint River Soil and Water Conservation District (FRSWCD), the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and UGA will develop new tools to optimize irrigation water management for pecan production in southwest Georgia and provide outreach to pecan producers in the region, according to a story in Morning Ag Clips earlier this…
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Even though Georgia is not one of the top ten pumpkin producing states, we still have about 900 acres in pumpkin production each year. I was interested to read this article in Morning Ag Clips describing pumpkin production in the state. I learned that most pumpkins are grown in the northern part of the state…