Tropical weather
-
Vegetable and Specialty Crop News posted a story this week about continuing efforts to determine the losses from Hurricane Irma to blueberry production. Hurricane winds ripped many bushes right from the ground, forcing farmers to replant. New bushes take two years or more to begin production, which costs the farmer in lost income as…
-
While the tropics have quieted down quite a bit from their earlier spate of activity, it’s important to remember that the official end of the Atlantic tropical season is November 30, and that we still have almost a month to go before it ends (and some storms have occurred outside the regular season, for that…
-
The latest damage estimates to Florida citrus show a higher impact on citrus production than originally thought. Market Intel reported this week that production of citrus there is the lowest in 70 years, due to a combination of lower consumer demand, citrus greening, and the significant impacts of Hurricane Irma. In fact, as more fruit…
-
Southeast Ag Net reported this week that USDA is holding disaster recovery workshops in 48 counties in Florida over the next few weeks for farmers and ranchers who were impacted by Irma. You can get more information at https://southeastagnet.com/2017/10/16/usda-holds-disaster-assistance-hurricane-recovery-workshops/.
-
While you might know that PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, is a result of being in stressful situations like combat under fire, you might not know that it can also occur in people who have lived through a traumatic event like a tornado, hurricane or fire. Politico has an interesting story about the psychological toll…
Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Health, La Nina and ENSO, Severe, Tropical weather, Uncategorized -
If you’re in the Southeast, your attention has probably been fixed on Hurricane (and now Tropical Depression) Nate moving through the region. But if you are traveling somewhere else this week like I am, you may have noticed that the first big winter storm of the year is set to hit Denver and the Rockies…
-
Fruit Growers Newsletter published a story this week on the economic impacts of Hurricane Irma just to Florida agriculture. The story breaks down the losses by agricultural sector, but the total overall is over $2.5 billion. And they point out that does not include the loss of future production or the cost of rebuilding infrastructure. …