Tropical weather
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This is a reminder that there is just one week left to sign up for the workshop on “Building Agricultural Resilience to Hurricanes: Before, During, and After”. It will be held on November 15 in Gainesville, Florida. You can see the agenda, get housing information, and register here by October 26. Certainly a timely topic…
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Here is an interesting story from the Tallahassee Democrat on the work that beekeepers are doing to save their hives following the destruction of Hurricane Michael. Many of the colonies were destroyed and others have no home and no food sources. The story includes information on how you can help with recovery efforts. Read it…
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Posted by a friend of a friend on Facebook today. The losses are staggering. “GA Ag Commissioner Gary Black, “Our worst dreams are being realized.” $1B in losses…1 billion With a B! There aren’t the devastating pictures to convey this loss like there are on the coast. But it’s just as real. Farmers don’t usually carry…
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There will be a lot of stories about Hurricane Michael being published in the next few weeks. Here are a few of interest that I saw this morning. Don’t miss the story at the end! Washington Post: Historic and horrendous Hurricane Michael by the numbers CIMMS blog: Power Outages in the Wake of Hurricane Michael…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina published a “Rapid Release” article this morning about the impacts of the remains of Hurricane Michael on North Carolina. While Hurricane Florence hit coastal areas hard in September, this time the Piedmont suffered the worst damage from the storm. Wind gusts up to 67 mph and rain up…
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As the remains of Hurricane Michael moves northeast out of Georgia and into South Carolina, and later today, North Carolina and Virginia, producers will get a first look at the damage caused by winds of up to 155 mph along the coast. The pictures I’ve seen so far aren’t pretty, with groves of tree snapped…
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I spent most of the day watching Hurricane Matthew move towards land and finally make landfall east of Panama City FL. I am about to go to my basement to sleep as the wind is up and the rain is coming down hard in Athens GA. Here is a shot from one of my favorite…
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