Climate and Ag in the news
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The hottest large city in the United States is Phoenix. In 2020, almost 200 people died from the extreme heat there. Because it is in a desert climate, the daytime temperatures can rocket upward, putting its citizens at extreme risk. Phoenix is using a variety of techniques to try to reduce the temperatures in the…
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This story is not really an agriculture or climate story, but it’s a very interesting look at how paleontologists determined the month in which a meteor crashed into the earth. This event led to the extinction of most dinosaurs 66 million years ago. The scientists did it by looking at fossils found in rocks created…
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This week the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) and its partners launched a brand new dashboard with a lot of information on climate, water, and drought in the Southeastern United States, particularly the ACF (Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint) Basin. They thank you and all the participants in the design process for being a part of the listening…
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Like many ecological disasters, there is not a single cause of the disaster. I was intrigued and saddened to read this story about the loss of many livestock in Mongolia due to a combination of extreme and more frequent drought and heavy winter snows coupled with overgrazing. The combination leaves little available food to get…
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In our current weather pattern, a ridge of high pressure is dominating in the western US, while a persistent trough of low pressure is in place over the East. While this pattern is in place, the Southeast is experiencing waves of storms moving into the area from the northwest, bringing cold air and the potential…
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The strong winds that blew through Georgia earlier in January caused a lot of bruising on Vidalia onion plants. If it happened late in the season, it could cause big impacts on the maturing onions, but grower say that since it is quite early in the season, damage will be limited and the onions should…
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The cold weather in November followed by a warm December has caused some blueberries in Georgia and Florida to start blooming well ahead of when they usually do. Some growers estimate that up to 30 percent of their fields are already blooming, which may make them vulnerable to the cold weather we are having this…