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The first global summary of 2014 annual temperature is out, and it shows that 2014 was the warmest year on record for the globe. The Japan Meteorological Agency is one of four major independent groups studying the trends in global climate, and released their estimate of the 2014 global temperature last week. Their graph of…
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Yahoo News posted a story yesterday about one of the newest threats to climate change in the US–beavers! The critters have been making a comeback across the country, building dams which back up water into ponds. The ponds are great for improving water storage and providing habitat for a variety of other animals, but also…
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The Southeast is one of the best regions in the country for the development of solar power due to its abundant sunshine, available acreage, and closeness to major cities and other power users. The Athens Banner-Herald posted a column today describing the state’s growing stature as a national leader in solar energy. You can read…
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The title above is the subject of a talk I will be giving later this week. I’ll be headed to downtown Savannah on Thursday to participate in the annual Southeast Fruit and Vegetable Growers’ Conference. Carrie Furman of UGA and I are giving a talk to the Organics section on Friday morning at 10:15 am…
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The South Carolina State Climatology Office has posted their report on the annual weather conditions for 2014. This all-text report can be found at https://www.dnr.sc.gov/climate/sco/ClimateData/yearly/cli_sc2014review.php.
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina has just issued Part 1 of their 2014 Climate in Review. You can read it at https://nc-climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=113&h=37a460a0.
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Good soil is one of the most important things producers need to make a good crop. Today the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN launched the International Year of Soils, noting that “soils are the foundation of family farming”. For resource material on soils and the IYS 2015, you can visit https://www.fao.org/soils-2015/en/.
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