Tropical weather
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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/.
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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…
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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…
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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. …
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Hurricane Nate made its first landfall on the mouth of the Mississippi River this evening and is now moving to the north and expected to make a second landfall on the coast of Mississippi in a few hours with 85 \ mph winds. As expected it will take a more northeastward track and accelerate as…
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I am borrowing my husband’s tropical update from his Facebook page for tonight’s update. He is also a meteorologist and an excellent forecaster as well as an atmospheric sciences and geography professor at UGA. Here is what he says: Tropical Storm Nate is gaining some strength as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula and the southern…
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The Southeast Farm Press published a story today describing the rush to harvest cotton, peanuts and sweet potatoes before the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Nate descend on Alabama later this weekend. Farmers who have defoliated their cotton are especially worried about getting the cotton in, although if they have not defoliated and are…