Climate and Ag in the news
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Since it is the weekend in the fall, the thought of football is never far away in our house. I thought a story this week by Fox News Tech on the advantage football teams from drier climates have was intriguing. A study by Kansas State researchers shows that when visiting teams from moister areas play…
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This November NOAA will launch their most advanced weather satellite yet, the first GOES-R series. If the launch is successful, this satellite will allow us unparalleled opportunities to improve our knowledge of weather and also to improve our ability to forecast the weather, since the majority of data that goes into weather forecasting models is…
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The Southeast Farm Press reported this week that the peanut harvest in South Carolina is underway and that yields this year have been affected by pests and weather. Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus has been more prevalent this year than in previous years, and SC extension agents attribute that in part to the relatively mild winter…
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The Packer reported back in August that the heat this summer had a variety of impacts on the fruit crops there. Hot conditions have made some citrus fruit more sweet but smaller in size. Other crops have had their harvest times affected by the string of hot days they experienced there this summer. You can…
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The University of Georgia has just announced a new major in atmospheric sciences (also known as meteorology) starting this spring. Previously they offered an atmospheric sciences certificate within the Geography Department. They join several other schools around the Southeast with degrees in weather and climate studies. You can find a complete list of schools with…
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Even though you might have a lot of complaints about how hot the summer this year has been, there is at least one place in the United States that had had it worse. The Weather Channel provided a list today of the five places that they think were the most unbearable this summer. Number 2 is…
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Do you get worried when you are flying and the airplane encounters some turbulence? Do you tighten your seatbelt and say a little prayer as the bumps get bigger? While very few planes crash because of in-flight turbulence, it sure can make flying uncomfortable. Unfortunately, some recent research indicates that as the atmosphere warms up,…