Climate and Ag in the news
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Did you read about the fires that destroyed over 1,000 houses in the northern suburbs of Denver this past week? While the loss of life is low (only two people missing) because of the unbelievable work of emergency personnel to evacuate ahead of the flames of the grass fires, the devastation is tremendous. I spent…
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Do you think that we are the coldest in the winter months because the Earth is farther from the sun in those months than in our Northern Hemisphere summer? Actually, Earth is closer to the sun in January than in July because of its elliptical orbit around the sun. The difference in solar radiation is…
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I had a great break over the holidays and was able to fly up to Michigan to spend some time with my mom. We even saw a little snow! Parts of the Southeast are likely to see some snow in the next day on the back side of the cold front that is moving through…
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The end of 2021 is finally approaching, and the stories summarizing the climate for the year are starting to appear. Here are two that I have seen so far. There will be a lot more once we hit the official end of the year, and I will provide a list of them in a future…
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The rainy and cloudy weather this year has affected a lot of pecan production in the Southeast, but as Clint Thompson of Vegetable and Specialty Crop News points out, growers are still feeling the impacts of tree loss due to Hurricane Michael in 2018. Many trees have still not recovered from the damaging winds and…
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One of the ways that farmers in the Southeast are becoming more resilient to changing markets and changing weather conditions is to add new crops that can take advantage of these trends. This story from the Atlanta Journal Constitution describes how one farmer in southern Georgia started growing olives for oil. One thing I learned…
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The December solstice (winter solstice for the Northern Hemisphere, and summer solstice for the Southern Hemisphere) occurs this year on December 21 at 10:59 am EST. For us in the Southeast, it marks the shortest day of the year. I for one am looking forward to seeing the day length increase again! It is also…