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Do you drink coffee? How would you feel if it went away? I have previously written about the effects of a warming climate on the production of coffee, in particular the arabica beans which are the higher quality coffee bean. Scientists previously felt that the lower-quality robusta beans would grow in a wider variety of…
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NOAA put out their winter outlook today. No surprise that the outlook reflects the heavy influence of La Nina over the next few months. As expected, northern parts of the lower 48 states are expected to be colder than average and the southern tier of states is expected to be warmer than average. You can…
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Have you ever been in a flash flood? Here is a terrifying 12-minute video of four adventurers who were canyoneering in Zion National Park and got caught by a flash flood forming waterfalls over the side of the canyon. They were not watching the radar carefully and they thought they would be safe where they…
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According to the latest global climate summary from NOAA, this past month of September 2020 was the warmest September on record since 1880. In fact, all of the top ten warmest Septembers globally have occurred since 2005. The earth is on track to have one of its top three warmest years on record. You can…
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In the latest issue of the Stripling Irrigation Park newsletter, Calvin Perry noted that the lawsuit between Georgia and Florida regarding the use of water headed downstream into Apalachicola Bay is going back to the Supreme Court. Here is what the newsletter said: It appears that the US Supreme Court will, once again, hear oral…
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On Tuesday at 10 am EDT, the Southeast Climate Monthly Webinar will present information on the current state of the climate, including drought, tropical weather, and impacts on water supplies and agriculture. This month also includes a fall foliage update. You can register and join the webinar at https://register.gotowebinar.com/rt/1287144793876293389.
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The latest 5-day tropical outlook for the Atlantic shows just one area of investigation. This wave has only a 30 percent chance of developing into a tropical storm in the next five days, and once it gets farther west will run into stronger wind shear, which will make any development more difficult. We are still…