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The Washington Post published an article this week discussing the impacts of the continuing Western drought on power production (link). Hydropower capacity at Hoover Dam has dropped by almost 25 percent since 2000. In California, where the drought is worse, hydropower has dropped 60 percent in the last four years. Generation of electricity by hydropower…
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Water availability has always been a key factor in determining where people live and what they grow. As populations grow and temperature patterns change, demand for water for both drinking and agriculture is expected to grow. Here are some stories related to this topic I’ve seen over the last few weeks which point out…
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When a forecaster tells you there is a 30 percent chance of rain, what does it mean? This is the subject of a new survey that is going to be discussed at the 43rd American Meteorological Society Broadcast Conference this summer in Raleigh. The researchers want to know the difference between perceptions of PoP forecasts…
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The rain in the Southeast this week has cut down the amount of pollen in the air by quite a bit this week. Trees are leafing out, which means that the pollen-bearing flowers are dropping off. But there are plenty of other sources of pollen still to come. You can see a list of common…
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Allison Floyd of Growing Georgia posted an article on Thursday describing some of the agricultural effects that this winter and spring’s weather has had on crops around the state. You can find the article here. In the article a number of Extension agents and producers discuss the impacts of the late cold snap on fruit…
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Even though it’s too cold to do agriculture in Antarctica, I am still interested in the weather and climate there. On Friday Dr. Jeff Masters posted a news story in his Weather Underground blog on a possible new record for the highest temperature ever recorded on the continent of Antarctica. On Tuesday, a record high…
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Earlier this week I noted that we were in for some cold weather and possible frost this coming weekend. I wanted to give you an update on the general situation, although you will want to get detailed forecasts from the National Weather Service or another source as the cold weather moves in. The cold front…