Climate and Ag in the news
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I’ve been getting a lot of questions about what caused the huge snowstorm last January in parts of the Southeast that don’t often get snow. I have previously posted other stories about this, but I think this article from Yale Climate Connections is very good at putting all the factors together. You can read it…
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While we have focused a lot this year on damage to crops, livestock, trees, and infrastructure from the multiple tropical systems that have hit the Southeast this year, the recent snow storm that hit along the Gulf Coast and eastward through southern Georgia and the Carolinas has caused considerable damage to agriculture as well. Here…
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Here are several stories that relate to interactions between climate and agriculture. Fortunately, it does not look like we will see another period of very cold air any time soon, so the article on cold stress may not be applicable to this year, but the cold season is not over yet, so keep it handy…
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NOAA’s Climate blog has now posted a story describing the recent snowstorm in southern parts of our region that shows some interesting maps about the coldest temperature and where snowfall records were set. It also relates the weather to the polar vortex and discusses how climate change may have affected what occurred. You may also…
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If you have ever considered getting your own home weather station, Popular Mechanics has provided a review of the eight best home weather stations in a recent article at https://www.popularmechanics.com/home/lawn-garden/a35098351/best-home-weather-stations/. This might be helpful if you are trying to wade through a list of potential set-ups and don’t know where to start. You can also…
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I hear some stories about how changes in the weather can affect people’s physical health, with creaky knees or swollen sinuses occurring with some types of weather. Here is a recent story from EuroNews about how weather may affect young people’s mental health. Researchers led by the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) found that…
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Meteorologists like to describe weather in terms of how hot, dry, wet, or cold things have been. A newer measure of the impacts of winter weather on humans is the Winter Misery Index, known more completely as the Accumulated Winter Season Severity Index (AWSSI). It is mapped by the Midwestern Regional Climate Center and posted on their…