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NOAA released their November 2014 summary for the globe today, and it showed that November was the 7th warmest on record for the earth as a whole, although the Southeast and the eastern half of the US was very cold throughout the month. For the year to date, 2014 is the warmest on record for…
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Farm Industry News published a very interesting panel discussion on the future of farming across the world in the face of changing climate, consumer demands, and other challenges. You can find it at https://farmindustrynews.com/precision-farming/future-farming. One of the themes that come up in the discussion over and over again is the important of water availability and…
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With only two weeks to go in the year, it is worth taking a first look at how the year is likely to end up. The maps below show the temperature and precipitation departures for the year to date. These maps are from the High Plains Regional Climate Center and you can update them at https://www.hprcc.unl.edu/maps/current/.…
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The QPF maps for the US show that the Southeast has two chances for rain in the coming week. Both of them have the highest chance of occurring in the northwestern part of the region. The Florida peninsula is not expected to get any rain from these systems. The first shot will come on Monday…
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A new tool from the University of Arizona Climate Science Applications Program displays standardized precipitation index (SPI)values for a range of time scales over time. SPI is a calculated rainfall amount that takes into account the average rainfall and the standard deviation of rainfall over time and puts it in a standard format which can…
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The Animal Agriculture Climate Change blog has posted a new entry describing a presentation by Dr. Marty Matlock from the University of Arkansas in Munich recently. In the presentation Dr. Matlock discusses the need to feed the world in 2050 (not that far in the future!). He then added the requirement of sustainably achieving this…
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By now you’ve all noticed the holiday music on the radio, Christmas ads on TV, and colorful lights in your neighborhoods. That means it is time for the annual question, “What are our chances for a white Christmas this year?” Of course, Christmas Day is still almost two weeks away, beyond the skill of weather…