Coastal
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June 1 is the beginning of the Atlantic tropical season. While there is nothing brewing at the moment, it’s a good time to review your information about hurricanes and tropical storms so you will know what to do when one develops. This season is going to be dominated by the impacts of a strong El…
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A new study that was recently published in the journal Nature shows that scientists studying sea-level rise have been using methods that underestimate how high the water already is. One result is that hundreds of millions more people worldwide are already living dangerously close to the rising ocean than Western scientists had previously estimated, according…
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Did you know that lasers can be used to help measure sea level? This recent article in Earth.com discusses how lasers are being used to measure one part of sea level rise–the amount of sea level rise that is being caused by water coming off of land. The other part is the expansion of the…
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While I have been busy answering hurricane-related calls and emails, there have been plenty of other weather-related topics discussed in recent news. Here are some more stories of interest that I saw lately that are not related to hurricanes. AgWeb: Georgia Farmer Reaps Bigger Yields By Focusing On Better Acres Farm Progress: Mississippi River dries…
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The internet has been full of stories on agriculture and climate this week in addition to all of the stories about Tropical Storm Debby as it has developed over time. Here are a few that caught my eye. American Agriculturalist: Loss of animals hits hard (Vermont flooding impacts on poultry farm) Ambrook: Salting the earth…
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If you are interested in reading about the impacts of rising sea levels on coastlines, here are a couple of other articles you might find interesting. Yahoo News: France’s historic D-Day beaches threatened by rising sea levels Washington Post: Fast-rising seas could swamp septic systems in parts of the South Yahoo News: Scientists sound alarm…
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In the past I have written articles about mangroves in Florida and how they are expanding across the Southeast. For example, see https://site.extension.uga.edu/climate/2018/02/mangroves-are-expanding-across-the-south-and-its-a-mixed-blessing/. So I was not surprised to read recently that mangroves have now been found in Georgia in areas that have been coastal marshes in Savannah Now and how that expansion of range…