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The Modern Farmer published an article this week on the growth of farming at high latitudes (https://modernfarmer.com/2013/10/arctic-farming/). The article lists several reasons for increasing agriculture in a challenging place, including changing diets of indigenous people, increased demand for local foods, and increases in temperature under a changing climate that is increasing the length of the…
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Yahoo News published a story this week on new estimates of global sea level rise based on a paper published yesterday in Nature. The new research shows that since 1990 sea levels are rising 2.5 times faster than in the time period 1900-1990. This is a concern to people living along coastlines because assuming that…
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The State Climatology Office of North Carolina has released their final segment of their 2014 climate summary. This section is on the western mountains in the state. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=116&h=5666e5c1.
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Cosmos Magazine has a long and interesting article about the importance of terroir in wine-making. That term is hard to describe exactly, but encompasses the local conditions under which a wine is made, including the particular soil qualities, the micro-climate, and even the type of microbes in the area, which can impart unique flavors to the…
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NOAA’s Climate.gov web site now has a good list of answers to frequently asked questions about global warming and climate change. You can find it at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/global-warming-frequently-asked-questions.
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Dr. Jeff Masters is one of the best weather bloggers in the country. He has just provided a great summary of the 2014 year across the United States, written by special guest blogger Bob Hanson. You will enjoy reading about the crazy weather across the US by clicking here.
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Usually when I think of climate and agriculture I think of how climate and weather affect crop growth. But AgWeb posted a story this week that turns the usual order on its head. They reported (link) that the Iowa Department of Transportation is paying about 70 farmers to keep several rows of corn next to…