Climate and Ag in the news
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February 5th is National Weatherperson’s Day. The day commemorates the birth of John Jeffries in 1744. Jeffries, one of Americas first weather observers, began taking daily weather observations in Boston in 1774 and he took the first balloon observation in 1784. You can read more at https://www.weather.gov/cae/NationalWeatherpersonsDay. Today I celebrate all of my friends, colleagues,…
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Warm conditions earlier in the winter led to an early appearance of the first leaf on shrubs in Florida, as reported by the National Phenological Network. Some areas reported leaves appearing as much as two weeks early. But the recent cold outbreaks have stopped that progression of first leaf observations as most plants in Georgia,…
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If you have ever flown on an airplane, you are no doubt familiar with the bumpy conditions associated with turbulence. These conditions can be caused by a number of factors, including air rising as it moves across mountains, updrafts in thunderstorms, and clear air turbulence caused by waves at high altitudes far from more active…
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I have seen several snowfall maps of the snow that fell during the storm this past weekend put together by various television meteorologists and others. Here is one I like that was created using the NOHRSC National Gridded Snowfall Analysis by Jordan McLeod of the University of South Alabama that really captures the complexity of…
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An experimental product by NOAA scientists was used to create a map of estimated freezing rain coverage that occurred in the storm that just occurred a few days ago. The map of ice shows the huge extent of freezing rain that occurred in the storm, including the freezing rain that occurred in the Southeast as…
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In the Southeast, all eyes are looking to the west as a giant winter storm will be bearing down on us this weekend. The storm may bring heavy snows to some areas while freezing rain will cause havoc in regions to the south of the snow band. Here is an email I sent out to…
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The Farm Journal/AgWeb had an interesting story this week about the transition from La Nina and swing to El Nino and how weather conditions associated with each pattern affect planting and crop growth across the United States. As you might expect, the dry conditions we have had here in the Southeast could affect seed germination…