Here are a couple of new video series that you might enjoy watching related to climate and agriculture. The first is ABC News Food Forecast featuring Ginger Zee from Good Morning America (a former student of my husband) about how weather and climate impacts our food. You can see the…
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Big Picture Agriculture has a short but interesting article on a new publication showcasing a variety of maps that describe land uses across the US. Since I love maps, it was fun to look at the maps and think about what they mean for agriculture here. The map below shows…
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While I still have power at my house, here is an article about some interesting facts on Irma from my colleague Dr. Marshall Shepherd at UGA from Forbes.com. You can read it (if you have power or internet access) at https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2017/09/11/six-surprising-things-about-hurricane-irma/#4922a50f505d. Also, here is a cool MODIS image of Irma…
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While most of us in the Southeast are focused on dealing with the reality that is Irma, producers in other parts of the US are dealing with their own disasters. I will discuss the impacts of Harvey tomorrow. Today I want to discuss the wildfires out west, which have covered…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a slideshow today showing some of the damage to farms from the winds and rain of Hurricane Harvey. The damage to cotton was particularly severe since many bales were sitting on the ground and were impacted by both the winds and rain of the storm. …
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The Daily Mail posted a set of weather images that are the finalists for the Royal Photographic Society’s annual photo image contest this week. There are some amazing photographs in the set. I would have a hard time picking just one winner! You can see them at http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4823502/Shortlist-Royal-Photographic-Society-s-weather-contest.html. Note that…
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EarthSky is one of my favorite blogs for showcasing the wonders of the earth and the atmosphere. Today they’ve published a spectacular collection of images and videos of the eclipse last week. You can view it here.
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