Climate and Ag in the news
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The Washington Post has an interesting historical look at past devastating hurricanes that have hit the United States today. In early years, people often did not have enough warning to flee before the hurricane hit. More recently, people in the path of the storm did not believe the forecasters and underestimated the effects of the…
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As Hurricane Harvey churns towards the central Texas coast, farmers there are trying to do what they can to prepare for the winds and massive inland flooding they are expected to experience, moving herds to higher ground and stashing feed where they think they might need it. Power in some places may be out for…
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It may still be August and warm and muggy in the Southeast, but folks in the Upper Peninsula are worrying about the possibility of frost, about three weeks earlier than average. With a ridge of high pressure in the western US and a trough of low pressure in the east bringing cool air down from…
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During the day TS Harvey became a hurricane and is expected to continue to strengthen during the next day. It has the potential to hit the Texas coast as a major hurricane with winds of 125 mph or higher. The wind will cause significant problems for coastal residents, but many more residents will be affected…
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It’s headed towards the peak of the hurricane season, and it’s probably no surprise that the Atlantic tropical season is starting to heat up. This week is the anniversary of both Hurricane Andrew in 1992 (the 25th!) and Hurricane Katrina in 2005. (Note that Andrew was in an El Niño year, which is why an…
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As the eclipse passed us yesterday, scientists were carefully studying not only the outer atmosphere of the sun, or corona, which is normally hidden in the glare from the main ball of the sun, but also the impacts of the eclipse on Earth’s atmosphere. In Athens we noticed that the fair-weather cumulus clouds we often…
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Lots of great images today from the eclipse! I was at 99.1% totality at Sanford Stadium in Athens GA with about 30,000 other people watching the darkness descend. Here’s a great shot from the VIIRS satellite radiometer showing the shadow over the Southeast. The text explanation is below. You can also watch video of the…