Climate and Ag in the news
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What do mesonet operators do when they are not out in the field maintaining equipment? Just like everyone else, we go to meetings! For mesonet operators, we learn more about how to measure the weather accurately, do quality control on the data, and provide it to our users in an effective way. This article from…
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Because of the changes in the federal government these days, the website Climate.gov has been shut down and if you go to that web address you will get redirected to NOAA.gov. While that site says they will carry monthly climate summaries and other climate-related posts, a lot of what made Climate.gov so helpful was discussions…
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While we have not had much wildfire here in the Southeast this year due to all the rain we have had, fires are common out west, and smoke from those fires has the potential to change the flavor of wines that are produced out there because of smoke settling onto the wine grapes. If you…
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Although we are currently in a quiet period as far as severe weather goes, the chance that a weather disaster will occur in the future are very high. The New York Times produced a quiz that tests your ability to make the best decisions to keep yourself and your family safe. Take it and see…
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If you work outside, you should already know basic rules for lightning safety and make sure that your workers do too. If you play golf or fish, you should know these rules too, because many people are hit by lightning every year while they are outside because either they are not paying attention to the…
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There are many different ways that weather can impact the production of corn. Some recent trends towards warmer overnight temperatures and more extreme rainfall can cause negative impacts on both corn pollination and development of the corn once it pollinates. This means that growing corn may become more risky over time as trends towards a…
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According to a new study described in Science News this week, the increasing temperatures in fall could be changing the way monarch butterflies prepare for their migration down to Mexico and disturbing their usual pause in reproduction that allows them to survive the long flight south. Warmer temperatures appear to be making the butterflies go…