Climate and Ag in the news
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Athens Patch posted a list of five recent storms which impacted the state of Georgia as they passed through the Southeast this morning. Keep in mind that the strongest storms that directly impacted Georgia all occurred in the late 1800’s, causing enormous devastation, so don’t use this list as a guideline for how bad Irma…
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Here’s a detailed update on the current status of Hurricane Irma and how it might impact Georgia from Matt Daniel of WMAZ in Macon. Matt is a graduate of the University of Georgia’s atmospheric sciences program. It’s about six minutes long and provides a good overview of current conditions as well as what might happen…
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While Irma’s extreme winds have been impressive and have caused catastrophic damage on the islands it has passed over, their effect on the ocean may be even more catastrophic once it gets close to Florida and the East Coast. The combination of low pressures and high wind speeds causes a dome of ocean water to…
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My social media is flooded with a variety of information on Hurricane Irma, its current position and strength, images from the islands it has hit, and speculation about where it is going next. Here is one detailed description from one of the more reliable sources other than the National Hurricane Center at https://www.wunderground.com/cat6/category-5-irma-hits-leeward-islands-peak-strength?__prclt=rUvfTRix. If you are…
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Growing Georgia had some interesting stories from cowboys who rescued cattle after Hurricane Harvey stranded many herds in high water. You may have seen some of those videos on Facebook or Twitter. You can read more about what they did here.
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NOTE: This was written specifically for extension agents in Georgia but the information is generally true for the entire Southeast. Meteorologists and storm-watchers have been watching the progress of Hurricane Irma for the last week as it moved from off the west coast of Africa to its present position east of Puerto Rico and the…
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Due to a lot of planting by Georgia peanut farmers coupled with very good weather this summer, the Georgia peanut crop is expected to the biggest it has been in over 20 years. In addition, cotton and corn are also expected to be larger than last year. You can read more from the Georgia Farm…