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There has been a wealth of stories related to climate and/or agriculture in the past few weeks. Here are a few that have caught my eye. I hope you will find one or more useful to you. Bloomberg Businessweek: The Fighting Has Begun Over Who Owns Land Drowned by Climate…
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A webinar on how to take care of urban forests to minimize damage from tree debris is being offered on April 24 at 1 pm EDT. Here is a description from the web site: “Inclement weather, particularly severe thunderstorms and wintry precipitation, is a major cause of damage to urban…
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If you are planting trees, you are investing in the future. How do you get the best return on your investment? By making sure that the trees you plant will thrive in the climate 30 or 40 years from now, when it is likely to be warmer with more frequent…
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Here is a story that links events in World War 2 to impacts on tree rings in Norway. According to the story, a German dendrochronologist noted that many trees along the Norwegian coast near Kåfjord. In 1945, the Germans were hiding their battleship the Tirpitz there using chlorosulphuric acid as a sort…
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Yesterday my neighbor pointed out that one of the pines in my yard was dead. Another one nearby looks sick, so I need to have them checked for southern pine beetles. So this article on the spread of southern pine beetles into the Northeast was especially timely. Even though this…
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Molly Samuel had a story this week on WABE 90.1 radio describing a new study that shows that “Over the past few decades, forests in the eastern U.S. have changed in response to changes in the climate. A recent study describes how as climate alters forests, those same forests then have an effect…
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Modern Farmer has an article this week talking about palm trees and their association with tropical weather. Palms actually do well in a variety of climate conditions, but don’t do well with freezing temperatures. Scientists have noted that the range of common palm varieties is creeping northward with warmer temperatures,…
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