Climate and Ag in the news
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BizNow had an interesting story recently about why coastal developers continue to develop properties along the shoreline, even with the spate of recent hurricanes and with increases in nuisance flooding as sea levels creep up. You can read it here. The developers aren’t necessarily climate change deniers because they are quite risk averse, but many…
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While driving home from a winter weather conference today, I heard a conservative radio host say that humans could not possibly change the climate because it is too big to be affected by us. Of course, this is silly because humans have been changing their local climates for a long time, and with the number…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week quoting the North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler on recovery efforts for the state so far from the devastation of Hurricane Florence. He noted that the damage was some of the worst he has ever seen but with the actions of farmers coupled with relief funds…
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While we are still officially in ENSO neutral conditions, the signs are all there for the declaration of an El Niño within a few weeks. What does that mean for winter weather across the US? In general, when we have an El Niño, the subtropical jet stream, a river of high winds above the surface…
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The official end of the Atlantic hurricane season is November 30, and since there are no active areas in the Atlantic Ocean right now, NOAA has released their preliminary final summary of the very destructive 2018 season, which included named storms from A to O, including Florence, Gordon, and Michael, which caused tremendous problems for…
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National Geographic has an interesting set of animated maps showing seasonal migration patterns for seven different species of birds that you might be interested in seeing. The maps show how morning counts of birds vary by month, which allows you to see how they move with the seasons. There is also a map which shows…
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An article this week in AgWeb nicely summarizes the findings of the recent National Climate Assessment report on agriculture. According to the article, the National Climate Assessment (NCA) predicts agriculture will be one of the greatest casualties when it comes to climate change. “Any change in the climate poses a major challenge to agriculture through…