Climate and Ag in the news
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June 1 marks the beginning of the official Atlantic hurricane season. This year, we’ve already had Alex in January and Bonnie in late May. NOAA and other groups are expecting an average to active season this year as El Niño disappears. If you live anywhere that might feel the effects of a tropical storm, you…
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National Public Radio has an interesting story about efforts to rebuild Rwanda’s long-term climate record. Most stations were destroyed and records lost in the civil war which has torn apart the country, leaving a large gap in the historical record. The story describes some scientists’ efforts to find the missing data and rebuild the record…
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Memorial Day weekend marks the beginning of summer for most people, and the folks at NEEF (National Environmental Education Foundation) have put together a couple of articles describing the impact of summer weather conditions on human health. The first article describes the impact of extreme heat on human health and lists some of the symptoms…
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June 1 is the start of this year’s Atlantic hurricane season. Did you ever wonder how they get their names? This post from EarthSky explains why this year’s list started with Alex and Bonnie and what to expect next.
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While parts of the Southeast are in moderate drought, wet conditions in Texas and Louisiana have brought a variety of diseases to tomatoes and other crops in those areas. The Vegetable Growers News posted an article this week saying that one plant pathologist said he had never seen so many different diseases in one season before.…
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The National Hurricane Center announced that Tropical Storm Bonnie has formed from Tropical Depression 2 off the East Coast this afternoon. It is expected to be a minimal tropical storm before making landfall on the South Carolina coast and moving slowly to the northeast along the coastline. You can follow the latest information from https://www.nhc.noaa.gov.
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Most of the Southeast will see only moderate amounts of rain this week. The exception: the coast of South Carolina and points inland where current Tropical Depression 2 is expected to come onshore later this weekend and then meander northeast along the coast, dropping additional rain in North Carolina. According to the National Hurricane Center,…