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A recent study by scientists at Michigan State University looked at how the storage of terrestrial water will change by the end of the century. Terrestrial water storage includes not just lakes and streams, but also water stored in soils and groundwater. The study showed that many areas of the globe are expected to lose…
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The video of the latest Southeast Monthly Climate webinar, held on Tuesday, January 12, is now available on YouTube. In addition to a review of recent climate, it also contains a special section on fires in the Southeast. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zdclPtXhJgM.
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Clemson Extension is providing production meetings for food crops this year using virtual technology. You can learn more about what subjects they are going to cover and how to sign up at https://www.morningagclips.com/clemson-extension-to-hold-food-crop-production-virtual-meetings/.
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The North Carolina Climate Office has published their annual summary of the weather and climate of 2020 in their state. It is available for you to read at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=331&h=5666e5c1.
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This week is the annual meeting of the American Meteorological Society, the main professional organization for meteorologists and climatologists in the US and beyond. It is all online this year (a shame since we were supposed to be in New Orleans, but that’s life) so all their activities are available on the web. They offer…
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According to a blog post by Ed Barnes of Cotton Incorporated, “Seed coat fragments (SCFs) have been a long-term issue for cotton and outbreaks of SCFs occur sporadically every 3 to 5 years in a region of the U.S. This year the region includes Alabama, Georgia and Florida with the biggest outbreak of SCFs calls…
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Rising temperatures from increased greenhouse gases like carbon dioxide and methane are affecting many aspects of life, including sea level rise, rising costs of utilities, and production management for agriculture. Agriculture is often blamed for the increase in greenhouse gases, although in reality there are other factors that contribute just as much. But agriculture has…