Climate and Ag in the news
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Keith Carson wrote an entertaining article on his blog about seasonal forecasts. You can read it here. After a satire site printed a map showing an outlook for a very cold winter in the East that went viral, meteorologists spent a lot of time shooting down the “made-up” forecast. Keith talks about this and how…
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Scientific American posted an article recently describing how golf course managers are adapting to changing climates by picking different varieties of turf grasses that are more resilient to warmer temperatures. The article points out that as far back as the 1970’s the USGA recognized that growing excellent turf grass with less water (more resistant to…
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AgWeb reported from a story in Bloomberg today that rains twice the normal amount fattened pods from North Dakota to Ohio in August. The soybean crop is expected to yield a record 18 percent higher than last year after farmers planted 11 percent more than in 2013 due to favorable markets early in the year.…
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Today most of northeast Georgia is experiencing what natives often call “the wedge,” a shallow layer of cold air that moves down into the state along the east side of the Appalachian Mountains. The official description of this phenomenon is “cold air damming” because the mountains act as a natural dam that restricts the flow…
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One of the questions I got at SRECA last week was about changes in Arctic and Antarctic sea ice over time. Some recent news stories have claimed that Arctic sea ice is making a comeback, while Antarctic sea ice is actually growing. This recent article in Yahoo Finance provides some good information on why neither…
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Several articles this week linked pollution in Asia to impacts on agriculture across the world. As you probably know, pollution in China has caused significant health issues locally, including adverse impacts on local crops. But according to an article on pollutionpolllution.com, many eyebrows are being raised at China’s attempt to reduce pollution by cracking down…
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Yahoo News posted a story yesterday from Reuters on Chincoteague Island in Virginia, the gateway to a national wildlife refuge located on a barrier island with a mile-long beach. The story describes the trends in sea level along the island and the varied reactions from these trends and responses to the potential loss in beach…