Climate and Ag in the news
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One of the amazing things about this summer (to me) has been the unrelenting nature of the heat this year. We’ve had very few days over 100 F and most days were nowhere near a record temperature for the date, but the number of runs of days above thresholds like 90 F for max temperatures…
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The Weather Channel posted an interesting map earlier this month showing how the date of the peak heat in the summer has changed over time. Parts of the US are peaking later in the summer, but in most of the Southeast, the average date of the highest temperature is actually coming several days earlier now…
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Eleven years ago, Hurricane Katrina made landfall on the Gulf Coast. One of the hardest hit areas was the Mississippi Coast, where Stennis Air Force Base is located. Many NOAA personnel were located there and suffered severe personal losses from the direct hit. Last year they put together a story site which contains information about…
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AgWeb reported this week that losses to Louisiana agriculture from the recent floods will be at least $110 million. Damage to soybeans was estimated at $46 million, $44 million for rice and $3 million for sugarcane. You can read more about it and watch the AgDay video report here. Modern Farmer also ran a story…
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What a day this has been in the tropics! In this morning’s post, hurricane watchers were worried that Investigation 99L might dissipate before becoming a tropical storm. But as of tonight, Invest 99L has become Tropical Depression #9 and the National Hurricane Center is now producing forecast information for its likely path later this week.…
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The Packer reported this week that Louisiana sweet potato growers are waiting to find out how much damage the recent flooding rains has caused to their crops. The unprecedented floods have made it impossible for them to even get into the fields to determine how severe the damage is. And unfortunately the rain keeps on…
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Scientists have recently identified the oldest tree in Europe as a Bosnian pine growing in Greece which has been measured to be at least 1,075 years old based on tree rings. While old trees are more common in the US, they are rare in Europe because it has been populated so long, and exposure to…