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Join us for the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar! These webinars provide the region with timely information on current and developing climate conditions such as drought, floods, and tropical storms, as well as climatic events like El Niño and La Niña. Speakers may also discuss the impacts of these conditions on topics such as wildfires, agriculture…
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The Climate Toolbox website is a collection of web tools for visualizing past and projected climate and hydrology of the contiguous United States. One of the sections that I find especially useful is the Agriculture page, which provides links to a variety of tools that can help producers plan for climate in the future at…
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There have been a lot of stories in the news recently discussing various aspects of climate and its impacts on society, including agriculture. Here are some of my favorite ones. Tulane News: Study finds record-breaking rates of sea-level rise along the U.S. Southeast and Gulf coasts since 2010 Wired: One City’s Escape Plan From Rising…
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Today, April 22, we celebrate our wonderful planet and all of the things that make it great. There are many celebrations going on around the world. I hope you take a minute or longer to recognize the importance of a healthy earth for our lives and work and especially our children.
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While the front that is moving through the Southeast today will temporarily bring drier weather to the region, most of this week will return to rainy conditions by mid-week. The driest areas will be Virginia and North Carolina with the wetter areas in the southern part of the region. Cooler temperatures will accompany the rain,…
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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center issued its latest seasonal forecast for the US today. It shows that for both May and the May through July period, warmer and wetter conditions than normal are statistically most likely for most of the Southeast. This means that the drought conditions which have been increasing in Florida and Virginia are…
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If you are interested in science history or are interested in citizen science, you will enjoy this NOAA article on some prominent citizen scientists of the past. It includes some familiar names like Benjamin Franklin but may also include some others you know less about. You can read here.