Climate and Ag in the news
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The coastlines and wetlands of Louisiana are disappearing at an alarming rate due to the combination of subsidence of land, erosion and rising sea levels. According to a recent article in the American Association of Geographers newsletter, erosion alone is causing losses of a football field-sized area every hour. This coastline once accounted for 40%…
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Atlas Obscura has interesting stories about many obscure topics, and this is no exception. The answer is—they were all used to test hot air balloons before humans went up in them. You can read more about their exploits here.
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For those of you who love snow and enjoyed the unusual winter conditions along the East Coast, you might be interested in this snowfall map published by Steve Hilberg on the CoCoRaHS Facebook page. Areas in the Northeast got a lot more than we did!
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has issued a special report on the snow storm that is moving up the East Coast. You can read more about the snow that fell in NC and see a map of snowfall amounts at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=251&h=5666e5c1.
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Because of the frigid weather this week, livestock producers need to take extra care of their animals. Here are a couple of resources that you might find useful. Southeast Cattle Advisor: Cattle, Cold Weather, and Energy Demands Drovers.com: Cold Weather Management Options for Cattle
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While I don’t expect to see snowflakes today, other parts of the Southeast are currently experiencing wintry weather including snow and freezing rain. Here is an interesting story from EarthSky on how snowflakes get their shapes. There’s a lot more variety than you might think besides the fluffy dendrites we see in Christmas cards! Read it…
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Molly Samuel of WABE Public Radio posted a nice summary story on Georgia’s 2017 climate, featuring quotes from Bill Murphey, the State Climatologist, and Jordan McLeod, the regional climatologist at the Southeast Regional Climate Center and a UGA graduate. You can read and listen to the story at https://www.wabe.org/2017-warm-extreme-year-georgia-weather/.