Events
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Project VORTEX studied tornadoes in the Southeast last year after several previous projects looked at tornadoes in the central part of the United States. They started a second year of research on March 8 and it will go until May 8. So on severe weather days you may see convoys of radar trucks and chase…
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Growing Georgia published a note from University of Georgia scientists this morning asking for help from the public in doing research on dogwoods. You can read it here. You can help by downloading an app to your smartphone which will help you and the scientists document the blooming times for dogwood around the Southeast. Citizen…
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I am doing a Zoom session online on Tuesday morning March 21 at 11 am EDT for Georgia extension agents, but am happy to welcome anyone else who might be interested. I will look back briefly at 2016 and the winter and then talk about the outlook for 2017, including the prospects for an El…
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Agriculture is Georgia’s number one business. This week we are celebrating Georgia agriculture and our farmers who feed and clothe us. You can read fun facts about Georgia agriculture and learn more about it at https://feedmyschool.org/FMS/AG_Awareness_Week_Ag_facts.
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Monday March 20 marks the beginning of astronomical spring for the Northern Hemisphere. Remember that for climatologists, spring begins on March 1, so we are already three weeks into spring from a weather standpoint! You can read more about the vernal equinox at EarthSky here.
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If you like adventure stories or stories about natural disasters, you will be interested in reading this interactive story about the massive fires that hit Fort McMurray in central Canada from the Canadian Broadcasting Company. It gives a timeline of the fire and the decisions made by the firefighters as the fire roared toward the…
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I’ll be doing a UGA training session on March 21 at 11 am EDT to provide a look back at the last year and winter and to look forward to the next growing season. This will be held by Zoom as an online webinar. I have a number of extension agents in Georgia signed up…