Climate and Ag in the news
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If you follow any social media about the weather, you will probably not be surprised to know that there is a lot of misinformation about upcoming as well as past weather on Twitter and other social media sites. This can include things like photos of tornadoes or other severe weather misattributed to different events, forecasts…
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How do you feel about winter weather? Do you love it or hate it? This thoughtful essay by an emergency room physician discusses how someone’s attitude may be colored by whether they have access to heat and shelter, good health, or other factors. In the essay, the author Edwin Leap says “When I see our…
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Even though Georgia is known as the Peach State, there are many other fruit crops that are important agricultural products for the state. Blueberries is the biggest contributor to the state’s agricultural production, but other crops are also starting to gain traction in the state, too. This recent article from WSB radio discusses the booming…
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Space weather is not something we talk about very often in this blog, but solar storms that bring charged particles towards the earth can cause significant disruptions in communications. The worst ones, like the Carrington event in 1859 that disrupted telegraph service around the world, can shut down anything that is affected by strong electric…
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NOAA and other organizations have now completed their analysis of the global climate for 2023. Every one of them shows that 2023 was the warmest year in record (since records began in 1880) by quite a bit. This is due to the strong El Nino, the rapidly warming Arctic, and the record-setting warm ocean temperatures…
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Many people claim to be affected by weather patterns such as high or low pressure, low humidity, and other factors. They are linked to joint pain, migraines, and other health issues. One of my colleagues, Dr. Chris Elcik of the UGA Geography/Atmospheric Sciences program, has studied how people sensitive to weather are eager to get…
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The wet spring in 2023 and the hot, dry conditions in many parts of the peanut-growing region last year caused yield reductions in many fields, even those that were irrigated, according to this story in Delta Farm Progress. The wet spring delayed planting, resulting in younger plants that were less able to withstand the effects…