Climate and Ag in the news
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Last week a group of water experts from around the State of Georgia gathered together in Athens GA to discuss results of their research on water availability in the Southeast at the biennial Georgia Water Resources Conference. Lee Shearer of the Athens Banner-Herald wrote an article this week describing some of the information presented there.…
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As I write this, heavy rains associated with an upper level low moving up the East Coast are battering parts of eastern North Carolina. Many of these same communities were devastated by Hurricane Matthew in its trek along the Atlantic Coast last fall. That is why it was so sad to read this article in…
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution published a short story this morning describing the fires that are currently affecting parts of the Okefenokee Swamp and adjacent areas in southeast Georgia and northeast Florida. While fires are a natural part of the climate there and are needed to clear out invasive species and provide nutrients to the soil, they…
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There have been several interesting stories in the news this week about impacts of sea level rise around the country. Savannah Morning News points out that sea level rise is already causing impacts in Chatham County, where Savannah is located, in https://savannahnow.com/news/2017-04-22/sea-level-rise-already-evident-chatham-county. The Weather Channel noted that sea level rise, along with salt water encroachment and…
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The WunderBlog posted an article a few days ago describing how bad the drought in Florida has become due to the combination of unusually warm temperatures and below-normal rainfall. Even though this is generally a dry time of year for Florida, it has been dry even by their standards, and the Drought Monitor has been…
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According to Scientific American, “on Tuesday, the Mauna Loa Observatory recorded its first-ever carbon dioxide reading in excess of 410 parts per million (it was 410.28 ppm in case you want the full deal). Carbon dioxide hasn’t reached that height in millions of years. It’s a new atmosphere that humanity will have to contend with,…
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The Macon Telegraph reported this week that a huge solar project has just been completed near Hazlehurst GA. They report that “The new 52-megawatt solar facility in Hazlehurst is expected to generate more than 134 million kilowatt hours of renewable energy annually for customers of Green Power EMC for the next 30 years, according…
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