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The University of Florida College of Design, Construction and Planning has a new website available for landscape architects which discusses the science of climate change and strategies for adapting to warmer temperatures and rising sea levels. While it is geared for Florida landscape architects, it should contain information that is…
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If you are a baker and use vanilla in your baking, you have no doubt noticed that the price of real vanilla has skyrocketed in recent years as people turn towards natural flavors rather than artificial vanillin. According to a recent article in the Miami Herald, vanilla is now worth…
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Here are links to two recorded webinars on irrigation which may be of some interest to crop farmers, from the Plant Management Network. Increasing the Water Use Efficiency of Irrigated and Dryland Cotton with Cover Crops Summary: Cover crops have remained a popular topic over the past few years, mainly due…
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Just a few minutes before I started writing this, my favorite cat-sitter and friends sent out a Facebook post from their 13th floor vacation condo on Perdido Key west of Pensacola as TS Gordon bears down on them. They are without power and water but so far are safe and…
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I was interested to read this Physics Today article about how plants that are being affected by drought can actually change the composition of the atmosphere around them. When they are feeling the effects of drought, the plants close their stomata to decrease water loss. This reduces the amount of…
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Do you know the difference between weather and climate? You’d be surprised by how many people are confused. There are a variety of analogies that I use to describe the difference between the two. Here are some that might work for you: Climate is the clothes in your closet; weather…
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Earlier this weekend I posted a story about the impacts of rising sea level on water supplies in Miami. This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap addresses how rising sea level will affect coastal Georgia. This will include not only water supplies along the coast, but livelihoods of…
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