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There is a new video describing the recent Southern Region Extension Climate Academy available on YouTube. You can view it by clicking here. It provides a brief summary of the September 2014 meeting and an overview of the groups that sponsored it.
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A rare early morning total lunar eclipse will occur across the Southeast on the morning of October 8. The full moon, which will be in the western sky as the sun rises in the east, will move through the Earth’s shadow, turning a dark red. The peak of the eclipse will be just before 7…
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The latest 7-day rainfall forecast for the Southeast shows that parts of southern GA and AL as well as the coastal Carolinas and northern FL are expected to be dry, while northern Georgia and Alabama should see mostly dry conditions with increasing chances for rain later in the week. You can get updated forecasts at https://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/qpf/day1-7.shtml.
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CNBC posted a story about the upcoming winter and the prospects for rain in California. After three winters with little rainfall, most of the state is in exceptional drought. Farmers and communities have been able to use groundwater to some extent to make up for the missing rainfall, but groundwater levels are now dropping rapidly…
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Lyme disease is a tick-borne disease that causes a variety of symptoms in humans, including respiratory issues, joint pain, and rashes and fever. It was first identified in Lyme, Connecticut, in 1977 and has expanded across the northeastern US since then. If you work outdoors in areas where deer are plentiful, you may have found…
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The pawpaw is a fruit that is native to the Southeast along with other areas of hardiness zones 6a to 8a. It grows on a shrub in shady conditions but can also do well in full sun. Very few people have ever tasted a pawpaw (myself included) because they have a very short shelf life…
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A recent study by MIT scientists shows that the supply of fresh water could increase under global warming. The warmer conditions are expected to speed up the global water cycle, leading to more rainfall in many areas. The scientists estimate that it could increase by 15 percent over the whole globe. However, there are many…
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