Climate and Ag in the news
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The New York Times has an interesting map which shows the changing drought across the US. You can see the growth and decay of drought in the Texas panhandle as well as the increasing severity of drought in California. Access it here. The text indicates the drought is increasing as a result of global warming,…
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Growing Georgia reported on Thursday that southern corn rust has returned to Georgia early this year. Usually the rust does not appear in Georgia until late June or even July, but this year it was first spotted on June 5. UGA Extension scientist Bob Kemerait noted that this is the earliest he has seen the rust…
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The National Public Radio station in southeast Missouri has an interesting story about how farmers in the historic Dust Bowl region have been able to adapt to recent droughts using modern technology and the results of years of agricultural research. Even though conditions in the central Plains have been almost as bad climatologically as in…
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The National Drought Monitor brought a small area of D1 drought (in tan on the map below) back to Georgia this week after Alma reported its driest July ever. They received just 0.41 inches for the entire month, much lower than the previous record of 0.77 inches set in 2006. Their records go back to…
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UGA Geography professor Dr. Marshall Shepherd is hosting a new Sunday morning talk show on The Weather Channel called “Weather Geeks” (or WxGeeks). This show airs at noon and lasts for 30 minutes with breaks for “Weather on the 8s.” This show is designed to talk about the science of weather and climate at a…
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Farmers are masters of managing risk. They have to deal with variable weather, swings in the market, labor issues and many other factors on a daily basis. A new report on fighting global warming released today explains that making choices to manage the risks of climate change is like insuring your property and crops from…
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If you missed the live webcast of WeatherBrains yesterday on this blog as well as other information about ongoing weather and climate stories across the country, you can listen to it at https://weatherbrains.com/weatherbrains/. It’s episode 444.
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