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An article by from scientists from the Southeast Climate Consortium (which helps support this blog) in Nature shows that rising temperatures around the globe have warming are “already slowing yield gains at a majority of wheat-growing locations. Global wheat production is estimated to fall by 6% for each °C of further temperature increase and become…
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I ran across this article about the debate between GMO science and public safety in a blog entry today at the Genetic Literacy Project. Here is the link: https://geneticliteracyproject.org/2015/01/12/is-it-possible-to-have-a-civil-debate-about-gmos-and-safety-probably-not/. The blog writer points out a variety of issues that keep people from taking scientific results seriously, even in the face of a lot of scientific…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has released their next section of the 2014 year in review. This section focuses on the Piedmont region in the central part of the state. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=115&h=5666e5c1.
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Two new reports on the Midwestern drought of 2012 and the continuing drought conditions in California are now available online. The report on the 2012 drought in the central US and how it evolved from the floods of 2011 was published by the National Drought Monitor today. A description of the conclusions and links to…
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The Packer published an article this week saying that strawberries from Florida were running about a week behind normal. They attributed it to cooler than normal evening temperatures early in the season. This is expected to result in a decrease in volumes for the next couple of weeks due to slower blooms. You can read…
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The Washington Post noted in a blog posting this week that this is the first year ever that Anchorage, Alaska, never went below zero. Record lows for this time of year are around -20 to -25 F, so this is a significant departure from what you might expect in the coldest years. The blog noted…
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Even though this week looks cool and rainy, warmer temperatures for the 6-10 day and 8-14 day forecasts both show a much enhanced chance of above normal temperatures as the arctic air retreats to the northern parts of North America. This should reduce heating costs and relieve cold stress on livestock and outdoor workers. …
Posted in: Climate outlooks