Climate and Ag in the news
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With apologies to the readers who are not in the Southeast, another Matthew article. This one is from the Capital Weather Gang and lists all of the records that Matthew has broken so far in its life or may be about to break in the next few days. And today (Thursday the 6th) marks…
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The USDA has issued a press release on Hurricane Matthew and its potential impacts on agriculture in the Southeast as well as resources that might be useful to producers. I have reproduced it below but you can also read it at https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOC/bulletins/1695705. USDA Prepares for Hurricane Matthew USDA Office of Communications sent this bulletin at 10/05/2016…
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Hurricane Matthew strengthened slightly as of 11 pm and the path of the store now takes it closer to the Atlantic coast in much of the Southeast. If you live in a coastal county along the Atlantic, you should make preparations now in case this devastating hurricane comes to your area. Here are some recommendations…
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Last week in this blog I posted a couple of stories about the unusual number of warm nights experienced in New Orleans and then about questions surrounding the accuracy of the record. In response to these questions, the Louisiana State Climatologist has posted this article about what he found out about the station and…
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The Georgia Farm Bureau posted a video story this week on the start of the cotton harvest in south Georgia. It featured Appling County extension agent Shane Curry and discussed the negative impacts of the hot and dry conditions on dryland cotton this year. Poor yields are exacerbated by low cotton prices, which make it…
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Major Hurricane Matthew has made the expected turn to the north and is now bearing down on Jamaica, Haiti and eastern Cuba. It is expected to dump feet of rain in some mountainous terrain, according to yesterday’s WunderBlog here. This could lead to widespread severe damage and many deaths, particularly in Haiti where the rainfall…
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EarthSky has an interesting story this week on why leaves change color in the fall. Also includes some beautiful pictures of autumn foliage. Check it out at https://earthsky.org/earth/why-do-tree-leaves-turn-red-in-fall.