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Growing Georgia has provided a recent update on crops across the Southeast, including cotton, peanuts, corn, and soybeans. Generally, wet field conditions have hampered harvests and caused problems with fungal diseases on many crops. Producers are still worrying about the second half of the tropical season and additional stormy weather that may impact crops and…
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Have you ever wondered why the season after summer has two distinct names–fall and autumn? I confess I never thought much about it, but here is a story from Atlas Obscura with a definite discussion of how the two terms for the season that marks the end of the growing season (in most parts of…
Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news -
The Atlantic is quiet now, with no named storms in existence and nothing immediately threatening on the horizon. However, the 5-day outlook does show an area in the Caribbean that has a 20% chance of developing in the next five days. The models indicate that it could become a tropical storm by the end of…
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I’ve posted several stories about the impacts of Sally on agriculture in the Southeast. This latest, from IFAS, indicates that the costs from Sally were between $55 and $100 million. Damage from 2018 Hurricane Michael was worse because the winds were stronger and lasted farther inland, but Sally dropped a lot more rain because it…
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According to a recent study published in Eos, researchers mining data from the National Lightning Detection Network found a 32% decrease in lightning counts across the Lower 48 states in May and June 2020 compared with previous years. The researchers are not sure why this decrease was so high but suggest it may be linked…
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A strong cold front will move through the region early next week, bringing some rain and much cooler temperatures to the area after the front passes. The end of the week should be dry for most areas as the colder air settles into place. The coolest mornings are expected to be Friday October 2 and…
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This week the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences published a new paper which provided a series of maps describing how climate may shift in future decades. This gives a series of snapshots of how the climate region that is most suitable for humans and agriculture will shift as the climate gets warmer. You…