Climate and Ag in the news
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Here is an interesting column about changes to hurricanes over time as the climate gets warmer. The columnist notes that most hurricane names are outdated and that the definitions of hurricanes and tropical storms that are linked to wind speeds don’t mean much when the biggest damage from many storms is due to water, not…
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One question I often get asked when I give talks about the changing climate is whether ENSO, the tropical swing in temperatures between El Nino and La Nina, is affected by the warming climate. It turns out not to be a simple question because ENSO depends not only on sea surface temperatures but also the…
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An ongoing study funded by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that is being conducted by the University of Alabama-Huntsville, the University of Florida and the University of Georgia is developing methods for identifying and quantifying the effect of flash drought with each university focusing on different strategies. Flash drought is often not captured by…
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Last summer, Hurricanes Ian and Nicole crossed the Florida peninsula. Both brought heavy rain to parts of the region after previous inundation from Hurricane Irma in 2017. Now, residents are trying to decide whether or not to move out of the area or take their chances that another storm will not flood them out again.…
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Since I manage the University of Georgia Weather Network, I am always interested in stories about other mesonets around the country and how they are getting funding to keep their networks operating. Some mesonets are state funded but many are not, and finding continuing sources of support can be difficult. Many people think that weather…
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Hurricane Ian caused an estimated $1 billion in agricultural-production losses, with the biggest hits to the citrus industry, along with growers of vegetables and melons, according to a new University of Florida report that was discussed in Southeast Ag Net last week. This does not include damage to buildings or to downed trees, since it…
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In the past I have written on this blog about olive as a new crop in the Southeast. I know that there have been several test sites planted in Georgia. This article for Growing Produce describes how researchers in Florida are planting olive groves in several locations to test how they handle the varied climate…