Climate and Ag in the news
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I’ve been collecting recent stories about climate and agriculture in the news that may be of interest to you. They are listed below in no particular order. Real Agriculture: Farmers need to talk to consumers about climate change Phys.org: Agrivoltaics proves mutually beneficial across food, water, energy nexus Morning Ag Clips: Restoring soil can help…
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September 10 is the peak of the hurricane season in the Atlantic, which means that historically today is the day that has had the highest number of tropical storms and hurricanes. And while we have no active storms now, there are three areas that are under watch by the National Hurricane Center. The two in…
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If you’ve been following the European news this year, you know that they have experienced a lot of extreme heat which has killed over 1,500 people in France alone. But along with that has come a long and extreme drought which has reduced water levels in many of the reservoirs in the region. One reservoir…
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While most poultry spend their lives indoors, there is an increasing move towards pastured poultry where the birds live outside. That exposes them to the adverse effects of heat, drought, and wet soil conditions. In this article from Yale Climate Connections, the authors discuss some of the things you can do to keep your outdoor…
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If you want a good example in story form about how hurricane forecasts have improved over time, you may be interested in this article on Medium.com by my husband (also a meteorologist) Dr. John Knox, who experienced his first hurricane before he was born when his pregnant mom encountered Hurricane Cleo in Miami in 1964.…
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As a former National Weather Service employee (Office of Hydrology and Scientific Services Division), I have enormous respect for the work that my meteorology friends do on a daily and nightly basis to keep us safe from severe weather and to help us plan our daily lives by providing accurate weather forecasts. Some of them…
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With Hurricane Dorian intensifying and forecast to impact Florida and other areas of the southeast US in the next week, the USDA Southeast Climate Hub has consolidated the following resources for agriculture, aquaculture, and forestry, to help producers prepare for and recover from potential hurricane impacts. Note that many of these are drafts and they…