Drought
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Farm Industry News published a very interesting panel discussion on the future of farming across the world in the face of changing climate, consumer demands, and other challenges. You can find it at https://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/future-farming. One of the themes that come up in the discussion over and over again is the important of water availability and…
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Dairy farmers in New Zealand are facing serious consequences of water shortages that can be traced to the developing El Nino. These water shortages have led to tighter restrictions on water use and have also reduced the availability of cheap energy from hydroelectric dams due to restrictions on how much water can be released. The…
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The Washington Post published a story today based on a study by the American Geophysical Union that explores the return period of the latest drought in California. The study, based on tree ring analysis, shows that the current exceptional drought is the worst in about 1200 years based on temperature and precipitation reconstructions. You can…
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November 30 marks the end of the hurricane season in the North Atlantic Ocean. The map below summarizes all of the storm paths this year. Only one storm hit the US: Hurricane Arthur over the 4th of July weekend. The lack of tropical systems this year was one of the main reasons for the development…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released yesterday, shows that abnormally dry conditions have expanded in the Southeast. Most of the increase is in the Carolinas, where abnormally dry conditions have spread across much of those states. But other areas are also seeing the effects of the lack of rainfall as well. So far in Athens GA…
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The latest Drought Monitor shows that moderate (D1) drought has expanded in the Southeast from last week. Two areas have been newly designated in D1, including east central Georgia and central and western Alabama. The percentage of the Southeast in D1 has expanded from 6.6 to 9.2 percent of the area. For more details, go…
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The USDA issued this statement yesterday about impacts of the recent drought on Early County in GA and surrounding counties, which also receive drought benefits from this declaration: The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated Early County in Georgia as a primary natural disaster area due to damages and losses caused by a recent…