Climate and Ag in the news
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Back in February, Growing Produce published this story about the cost of extreme weather and drought to farmers across the country. I ran across it this week and thought it was worth mentioning here because it is the most comprehensive accounting of agricultural damage for the US as a whole. Note that the dataset they…
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I grew up in Grand Rapids, MI, which always seemed to have gray skies, especially in the winter when winds from the west brought in lake effect cloud cover from Lake Michigan. But my memories are mild compared to life in this collection of cities around the world which are much cloudier than my home…
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I can’t recall whether I posted the proposed hurricane names for this year so here I go just in case. EarthSky posted a story about the names for this year here. The story includes some history about when hurricanes were first given names and what storm names were retired in 2024 (hint: there are three).…
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The hurricane forecast group at Colorado State University released their first forecast for the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season this morning. It shows that based on their analysis using models and analog years, they are expecting another season that is more active than average but not quite as active as 2024. La Nina and neutral conditions…
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There have been many stories in the news lately about agriculture and climate. Here is a sampling of the ones I thought were the most interesting. The list ends with an interesting video on atmospheric optics, including rainbows, haloes, and many other odd sky phenomena. Catholic Vote: ‘Completely and utterly ignored’: Rural US workers crushed…
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The World Meteorological Organization recently released its latest State of the World report. In it, it describes the carbon dioxide levels as the highest in 800,000 years and the annual average global temperature for 2024 as the highest since records began 175 years ago. An El Nino enhanced the warming caused by carbon dioxide and…
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The expansive round of severe weather we had this week is a reminder that you should take time every year to prepare for extreme weather conditions, both for local severe weather and hurricanes. Preparation allows you to react more quickly to threatening conditions, allowing you to move to safety in time to maximize the chance…