Climate and Ag in the news
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If you like to look at clouds, you might already know that the type of clouds you see can give you some clues as to what kind of weather that are likely to occur. Here is a short article from The Conversation which describes six different types of clouds and what they can tell us…
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If you have been following international weather news, you will know that unusual orange-tinted snow has been occurring in parts of Europe. You might wonder why this is happening. Some pink-tinted snow is caused by algae that grow in the snow. But in this case, the orange coloring is coming from Saharan dust which is…
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The Georgia Department of Agriculture and the Vidalia Onion Committee announced that the official start of the Vidalia onion season this year will be on April 20 at 8 am. This compares to last year’s start on April 12 and 2016’s start on April 25. This year’s winter has been somewhat warmer than 2016 but…
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Modern Farmer has an article this week talking about palm trees and their association with tropical weather. Palms actually do well in a variety of climate conditions, but don’t do well with freezing temperatures. Scientists have noted that the range of common palm varieties is creeping northward with warmer temperatures, but as long as they…
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I love maps and was excited to discover this new mapping tool that allows you to look at climate diversity and change over time across the globe. It was designed by a University of Cincinnati professor and is interactive. You may want to look at the manual (red box at top right) to get the…
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A new study linking extreme winter weather in the U.S. East with a warmer Arctic has drawn fire from some global warming skeptics. Some argue the record is too short to make good conclusions, and others say that correlation is not the same as causation. How do we know if this study is accurate? Are…
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This time of year farmers are chomping at the bit to get out into the fields and start planting their crops for the season. I’ve seen a number of comments online that planting of corn is well underway in southern Georgia already. But this article from AgWeb points out that planting when the soil is…