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The Panama City News-Herald reported today that the insured losses from Hurricane Michael have climbed above $5.4 billion as of this week, with 74 percent of the claims settled so far. Most of these are property damage claims. You can read more here.
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While I was driving home from a meeting with farmers in Albany, GA today I heard this great story on National Public Radio about the Oklahoma network of weather stations that is similar to the UGA network here in Georgia, although the Oklahoma mesonet is larger, older and much better…
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If you are used to getting your weather using an app on your smartphone, you need to be aware that apps are not the best source of weather information when we are in a rapidly changing weather event. That could be during a tornado or hurricane or even in a…
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The Southeast Farm Press reported this week that drier conditions in January have allowed cotton fields to dry off, allowing the resumption of cotton harvest. In early January 10-15 percent of the crop was still in the field, but by the end of the month just 5-10 percent of the…
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You may have seen some references to the extreme heat that has been hitting Australia in recent weeks. It has caused numerous health problems and resulted in the deaths of wild horses in the Outback where water holes have dried up. Here is a story about the impact of the…
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Earlier this month the journal Nature published an article looking at tree cover around the world and how it has changed over time. The article discussed how effective planting more trees will be at combating climate change in the future. The conclusions are that while planting new trees does have…
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You’ve probably heard the phrase “Polar Vortex” a lot the last couple of weeks, as parts of the US are in a deep freeze with air coming down from the Arctic. While we won’t see temperatures here in the Southeast that are nearly as cold as those in MN and…
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