Climate and Ag in the news
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As we approach the one-year anniversary of Hurricane Helene crossing parts of the Southeast, NOAA has produced a new GIS storymap which describes the history of the storm and its impacts on Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas. Many of the NOAA employees at the National Centers for Environmental Information, located in Asheville NC, were personally…
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Here are some interesting stories related to climate and agriculture that I have read in recent news stories. You may also find them useful or interesting. Farm Progress: Rising carbon dioxide levels: Win, lose or draw for yields? National Public Radio: Melting glaciers mean an uncertain future for Europe’s rivers Growing Produce: Is Bamboo a…
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A report published a few days ago highlights the incredible challenges Georgia farmers experienced in the 72 hours following the passage of Hurricane Helene through the state. While a lot of articles have been written about the tremendous damage and losses to western North Carolina, less has been written about the impacts of Helene on…
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You may be familiar with the Saffir-Simpson scale for rating the strength of hurricanes. It is based solely on wind speed and does not include other hazards from tropical systems like flooding rain and storm surge. A scientist at the University of South Florida and her team think the time has come to create a…
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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…