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Now that March is upon us and the atmospheric pattern has shifted into something that is bringing more spring-like weather to the Southeast, it’s time to think about planting. And that means thinking about the last frost of the winter. AgroClimate has a tool which shows the last frost date by county for the Southeast. …
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As the window on the wet season in California starts to close, there are signs that the drought affecting the area is likely to continue and perhaps even to grow over the coming year. The Western Governors’ Association released a report this week stating that snowpacks in the mountainous areas are far below normal after…
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The 2015 Waste to Worth conference scheduled for Seattle on March 30-April 3 still has some spaces available for participants. The Animal Agriculture and Climate Change group which helps supports this blog is helping to organize some of the sessions in this conference. If you are wondering whether you should attend, here is a description of the…
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The next few days should be sunny and dry for most of the Southeast, but once Monday hits, watch for rain chances to increase. A slow-moving weather system will start dropping a significant amount of rain in western parts of the region by Monday and the system will slowly progress to the east over the…
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NOAA released their summary for the past winter on Friday (link to summary report here). Statistics for February are also available there. The report notes that: Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah, andWashington each had their warmest winter on record. In California, the winter temperature bested the previous seasonal record that occurred just last year by 1.5°F.…
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The Climate Council has a nice new video which explains the difference between weather and climate in just three minutes. You can view it at their web site here. AgroClimate also has some resources on this topic at https://agroclimate.org/fact-sheets-climate.php. Or contact me for some PowerPoint slides on this topic. What’s your favorite way to explain…
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Since the sun is the source of all incoming energy for the Earth, it will not be surprising to know that variations in sunlight drive changes in climate on both short and long time scales. Of course the most obvious change is the cycle of seasons, which is driven by changes in the tilt of…