Climate and Ag in the news
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina is starting a series of blog articles about historic hurricanes which have affected their coast in the past. Many of these also affected the coasts of South Carolina and Georgia. While there have not been too many hurricanes which have affected this region in recent years compared to…
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We know from archaeological ruins that there have been great civilizations in the past that seemingly disappeared from view. Some of those may have been decimated by disease or warfare, but some of them almost certainly were harmed by changes in climate such as multi-year droughts that may have made it impossible for them to…
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The dry conditions that are affecting parts of Georgia are having a negative effect on the potential yields of dryland peanuts there, according to a news story at https://newswire.caes.uga.edu/story.html?storyid=8070&rss. While irrigated peanuts are doing well, the dry conditions are putting stress on non-irrigated peanuts, potentially dropping yields. About half the crop is planted in fields…
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One of the surprising things about increases in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is that higher CO2 levels appear to lead to a decrease in nutrients in the crops. That counters the argument that more CO2 has a fertilizing effect on plants which is often used to minimize the harm from rising levels of greenhouse…
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Earlier this week, folks from Florida held a forum in Gainesville which addressed how climate change is impacting Florida agriculture, including crops, livestock, and timber. They also discussed how agriculture is taking a lead in responding to the changes that greenhouse warming is bringing to Florida. You can read a recap of what they discussed…
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I get asked from time to time what weather apps I use on my smartphone. Let me say at the outset that I am a minimal smartphone user, so I am probably not the person to ask about this. But I do have a couple of apps on my phone so I can check the…
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NOAA released its revised hurricane forecast for the Atlantic Basin this week. It shows an increased chance of tropical storms and hurricanes over the 2019 season, in spite of the fact that the early part of the season has started quite slowly. So far there have been just two named storms, including Hurricane Barry which…