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  • Military prepares for impacts of changing climate on operations

    Pam Knox

    October 14, 2014

    The Pentagon released a new report this week which discusses how the military will prepare for adapting to changes in climate which could impact operations around the globe.  In particular, rising sea levels threaten military facilities along coastlines, sea lanes will change as the Arctic Ocean becomes more open due to melting sea ice, and…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
  • Global wind map shows massive storm in the North Atlantic

    Pam Knox

    October 14, 2014

    Even though the storm system hitting the eastern US today is pretty strong, it pales in comparison to the massive low pressure center south of Iceland in the northeast Atlantic Ocean today.  For a great picture of the streamlines of wind across the North Atlantic, go to https://earth.nullschool.net/#current/wind/surface/level/orthographic=-56.44,38.74,563 and watch the wind in motion.  I’ve…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Interesting weather images
  • Temperature map shows big changes coming

    Pam Knox

    October 13, 2014

      This surface temperature map and weather analysis shows the changes that are coming to the Southeast as the next cold front passes.  On this map from Chris Robbin’s Facebook page, you can see the cold air behind the advancing cold front, which is just to the west of Mississippi.  The remains of the cold…

    Posted in: Interesting weather images
  • Third world farmers adapt to changes in climate through improved seeds, fertilizer use

    Pam Knox

    October 13, 2014

    A recent report on CNN.com lists some problems that farmers in Africa and other developing areas are experiencing due to recent changes in climate, including increased pest pressure and the need to change crops that are more appropriate for the newer climate.  The writer points out that farmers can increase yields and food security by…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
  • Severe weather early in the week

    Pam Knox

    October 12, 2014

    Early this week will have a variety of interesting weather events across Georgia and the Southeast.  Today a “wedge” of cool air moved into northeast Georgia, dropping temperatures northeast of Atlanta.  You can see the results of the cold air flow in the temperature map from the Georgia Weather Network below as well as a…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks, Sources of weather and climate data
  • NBC News reports on drought across the Americas

    Pam Knox

    October 12, 2014

    NBC News had a story online today about droughts across North, Central and South American and their impacts on agriculture.  The California drought is the one that is making the biggest news splash, and I have had many stories on this blog listing some of the variety of agricultural effects this drought has had.  But…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Drought
  • Cold weather causes harvest problems for Midwest farmers

    Pam Knox

    October 11, 2014

    Cold weather and frosts are causing problems for farmers in the upper Midwest this month.  Farmers planted crops late due to cold and wet spring conditions and are concerned that frost and cold, damp weather could cause reductions in yield due to immaturity.  AgWeb posted a story about these problems, which is available here.  The…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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