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The University of Minnesota’s Institute of the Environment published a research article this month in Nature Communications which shows how much of the crop yields of maize, rice, soybeans, and wheat depend on the impacts of the climate. In the study the researchers determined that historically 1/3 of the yield variability of the four crops…
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The North Carolina climate summary for January 2015 is now available at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=119&h=5666e5c1.
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Today, February 2, marks the traditional celebration of Groundhog Day. Thousands of media converge on Punxsutawney, PA, to see if their captive groundhog Phil sees his shadow. If he does, it means six more weeks of winter. Somehow this year Phil managed to see his shadow even though Pennsylvania is completely overcast today. Or was…
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This week the National Weather Service is running daily postings on severe weather in Georgia. Last year, in 2014, the state experienced 35 tornadoes. In the South, tornadoes and other severe weather can come at any time of year, not just in spring, so it is important to be prepared for when severe weather strikes.…
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There is at least a passing chance of seeing some snow this week in northern Georgia, although it is most likely in the northeast mountains and only a few flurries are likely to occur elsewhere, at least early in the week. If you’re a photography buff, you might enjoy trying to take pictures of snowflakes.…
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The preliminary summary for climate conditions in the Southeast for January is in, and shows that for most of the region, temperatures were cooler than normal and precipitation less than normal. For precipitation, the exception was eastern North Carolina, which was impacted by the coastal storms which developed in the Atlantic and tracked up the…
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It’s no secret that many areas of Africa have seriously degraded soil due to overuse as well as erosion and desertification. And yet food production needs to increase by 70 percent by 2050 to feed the growing population in that area. A report this month published in The Guardian (link) describes a management technique called Integrated…
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