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Those of us who study climate know that agricultural methods that promote healthy lands can also help absorb carbon and improve our atmosphere as well as save farmers money. In a rare bill that has gained acceptance from both Republicans and Democrats, Congress is attempting to recognize this by trying to pass a bill which…
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After a mostly dry weekend, the Southeast, especially Alabama, should see more showers return to the area Tuesday and Wednesday. Drier conditions return for late in the weekend. The wettest areas will be South Florida, the far eastern site of North Carolina, and Alabama. Temperatures should be fairly typical for summer-time conditions. With a big…
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Is the sun getting you up earlier and earlier? That is because we are near the summer solstice, the period of time when the sun is the farthest north in the Northern Hemisphere sky, rises the earliest and sets the latest. It also marks the start of astronomical summer. June 20 is this year’s summer…
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In court cases I have worked on in the past, I needed to find the angle of the sun at a certain time of day to see if it was shining in a driver’s eyes or melting ice on an outdoor staircase. Here is a simple web site which will do the work for you.…
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The latest climate outlook from NOAA was released today. It shows that warmer than normal temperatures are expected to continue across the Southeast for both the July-September period and the October-December period. Wetter than normal conditions are expected through September. There is some evidence of a drier October-December but it is still quite far out…
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The Little Ice Age (LIA) was a historical period and climatic phase that overlapped with the late-medieval and early modern periods, and was characterized by a cold climate that is often associated with a reduction in solar activity. The LIA increasingly interests historians – academic and popular alike, and they have tied the LIA to the…
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A couple of weeks ago I posted a link to the UGA Blueberry Blog describing the impact of the unusual weather this spring on flies in blueberries. This week they posted another story which showed a different impact on the berries–fungal diseases such as fruit rot. The berries have also suffered from splits which have…