Climate and Ag in the news
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While severe drought is affecting a lot of the Southeast, areas in Florida and South Carolina that got rain from the tropical storms this year are generally doing well, although yields have been reduced in some places. The Packer noted here the pepper and green bean season may start low but that things should improve…
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Miami is one of the most vulnerable cities in the US to the effects of rising sea level, which is caused by a combination of warming ocean waters and melting land ice from Greenland, Antarctica and mountain glaciers. One response that beachside communities do to maintain their waterfronts is to do beach replenishment by pumping…
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NOAA released their latest global climate summary yesterday, and it shows that for the globe, October tied for the third warmest on record with 2003, following the record warmth of October 2015 when El Niño was strengthening. For the year to date, this year continues to be the warmest on record for the Earth as…
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On Saturday November 19, NOAA is planning to launch a new satellite into space. This satellite, known as GOES-R, will be the most advanced weather satellite ever developed. The GOES satellites orbit the earth 22,000 miles above the earth’s surface so they can remain directly over the same spot as the Earth rotates around its…
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The wind shifted direction today and Athens had less smoke than earlier this week, although you could see the smoky cloud band to the northeast. Other areas were getting the smoke instead. Here in Athens we will have a reprieve for a day or so as the winds turn to come from the south ahead…
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Weather Underground had some interesting pictures of clouds in upstate New York that looked a bit like jellyfish. While we don’t have any clouds in the sky outside my office today (remember that a drought is too many days of nice weather in a row), I have seen similar clouds in the past and someday…
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UPDATE: Georgia EPD has just declared a Level 2 Drought Response Level in selected counties in Georgia. See below for more details. The latest Drought Monitor shows worsening conditions across most of the Southeast but especially in Georgia. The Drought Monitor authors told me that since November 11 they have gotten 61 comments on the…