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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations released a news article this morning based on a talk given to the International Forum on Agriculture and Climate Change. In it, the FAO Director-General discussed current agricultural methods and how, even though farmers produce more food than what is needed by the world, problems with…
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Rome Ethredge reported in the Seminole Crop E News blog that some farmers in southwest Georgia are starting to plant sweet corn, although field corn has not been planted yet. He noted that at their corn meeting this past week Dr. Dewey Lee, UGA grains scientist, said that 2 inch soil temperatures had to be…
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The extended range forecast for the Southeast through the end of February into early March shows that while cold temperatures are continuing to hammer the northern part of the US, our temperatures here in the Southeast should moderate, especially in the southern part of the region, bringing some relief from the cold. Rainfall is expected…
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NOAA has just released their final summary of the 2014 hurricane season in the Atlantic Ocean (link to storm summaries). It shows that the season was below average in activity, as expected, and that not a single storm hit the US mainland this year except a brush by Arthur on the North Carolina Outer Banks. Since…
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The latest 7-day QPF for the Southeast shows that most of the region will receive above-normal precipitation for the next few days. Rain is starting to enter the area this morning and overnight Saturday into Sunday there should be quite a bit moving through the region. After the cold front moves through on Sunday, most…
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The single most important atmospheric oscillation that affects the climate in the Southeast is the El Nino-Southern Oscillation. You can refresh your memory of what an El Nino is by clicking here. NOAA’s climate blog has a new entry that explains why the El Nino forecast this year appeared to fail (or “bust” as meteorologists…
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The Southeast continues to lie under a mass of frigid air that came over the pole from Siberia, as I discussed in my post yesterday. This morning many record low temperatures were set, including a new record low for Key West, FL of 50 degrees. Fortunately, the winds were a bit lighter today so it…