Climate and Ag in the news
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Every Thursday I post an image of the latest Drought Monitor map. Fortunately for us in the Southeast, there is not a lot of drought to talk about now other than in southern Florida. But how does this map get made and what are the politics of making these images? National Public Radio offered a…
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This past year has been a year full of disasters in the US alone, with many more occurring in other parts of the world. How did we handle those disasters? What lessons can we learn from dealing with those events? This Vox article discusses some of the things that we will have to deal with…
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You might not know it, but most of the weather information you consume ultimately comes from federal agencies such as the National Weather Service. This includes most of what is used by the media in their daily broadcasts including the Weather Channel, and includes what they provide in their smartphone apps too. Even the University…
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ABC News posted an interesting story this week about how changes in climate in the Midwest are affecting corn producers. The story discusses the warming trend in climate there and how planting corn earlier in the year allows it to get through pollination before the temperature gets really hot, leading to improved yields. It shows…
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As the climate gets warmer and perhaps wetter, we need to have buildings that can withstand those conditions. In the Southeast, we also need infrastructure that can stand up to rising sea levels and the potential for higher winds from hurricanes. Popular Science posted a story this week which discusses some of the changes that…
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The Weather Channel posted a story this morning showing the best 15 satellite images that they saw this year. They are really amazing! You probably remember some of them. Check them out at https://weather.com/news/news/2018-12-12-amazing-weather-images-satellite-radar-2018. The picture I have posted here is not one of them, but I think it’s pretty cool too.
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CNN reported this week that eight different states are expected to have their rainiest year on record, based on the precipitation they have already received this year with just two weeks to go. This includes parts of the Southeast as well as the Northeast. The map shows individual stations that are breaking their all-time annual…
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