Coastal
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Building along Southeast coastlines is a risky business at any time due to the threats of hurricane storm surges, but rising sea levels provide a new threat to many areas. Here is a recent story from Vox.com about Miami’s building boom in recent years and how they are planning to cope with the rising sea…
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Here are some stories on climate and agriculture in the news that I found interesting. Maybe you will too. Some of these may be paywalled. Modern Farmer: ‘A Silent Killer’: How Saltwater Intrusion is Overtaking Coastal Farmland in the US Washington Post: Maui’s neglected grasslands caused Lahaina fire to grow with deadly speed Los Angeles…
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Anyone who is worried about the potential for rapid development of tropical storms coming onshore in the Southeast should be very concerned about the current incredibly high sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico this week. The map below shows that parts of the Gulf have temperatures above 90 F (32 C in this…
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Here is an interesting story on a measure of the changing climate you may not have thought of. Scientists at the University of British Columbia looked at menus from local restaurants over the last 130 years to see how the types of local seafood changed over time. By looking at the species of fish listed…
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Many of our weekends this spring have been wet, and this coming holiday weekend is sadly no exception for the East Coast. A coastal low is predicted to form just off the coast of South Carolina and spin around for much of the weekend. That will bring rain to coastal areas over the weekend and…
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There have been a lot of stories in the news recently discussing various aspects of climate and its impacts on society, including agriculture. Here are some of my favorite ones. Tulane News: Study finds record-breaking rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts since 2010 Wired: One City’s Escape Plan From Rising…
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This is the time of year when predictions of how active the Atlantic tropical season is likely to be start popping up in the news. Here is a story from Growing Produce that describes the probabilities of different coasts being hit as well as what years are considered the best analogs to this coming season.…