Climate and Ag in the news
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Yesterday NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information released their annual climate summary for the United States for 2022. Among the statistics they pointed out were the extensive coverage of drought across the contiguous US and the 3rd costliest hurricane on record due to Hurricane Ian. You can read all the information at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202212. For the…
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According to the BBC, today is the anniversary of the first broadcast of an in-vision television forecaster, George Cowling, who stood in front of a weather map for the first time. This was even before the first teleprompter was used. He was employed by the U. K. Meteorological Office and was a professional meteorologist. You…
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I am in Denver CO this week attending the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society. Imagine a meeting with over 5,000 meteorologists learning about all aspects of weather and climate! I’ve been busy with meetings, seeing old friends, and watching some very interesting research talks. Today I want to share a resource I learned…
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According to a recent article by Heather Kolich, ANR agent in Georgia’s Forsyth County, “With an October freeze followed by a relatively balmy December capped with several consecutive days of subfreezing temperatures, Georgia weather has experienced a few unexpected weather events from autumn into winter. Temperatures at both ends of the spectrum can affect the…
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Chill hours are basically accumulations of the time that an area experiences a temperature below 45 degrees F, although there are several variations on this basic idea. Fruit trees need a certain amount of cold weather while they are dormant to set a good crop of fruit for the next growing season. This year, because…
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While it is pretty warm today, the cold outbreak that brought frigid temperatures to the Southeast around Christmas caused a lot of damage to agriculture around the region, although the cold also improved the accumulation of chill hours. Here are some stories and a video discussing some of those impacts. Specialty Crop Industry: Uncovered Georgia…
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This time of year we are subjected to all sorts of lists of the best, worst, and most notable of the past year. Summaries of the past year’s events are also posted frequently. Weather and climate are no exception. Here is a collection of “highlights of 2022” focused on US or world weather and climate…