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Here is an interesting story I read in Modern Farmer this morning. You may have heard that dogs’ keen sense of smell has been used to find truffles underground or even identify potential cancer in humans, but in this story, research has shown that dogs may also be able to identify citrus trees that are…
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Farmers from across the Florida Panhandle, as well as southern Alabama and Georgia are invited to attend the 2020 Panhandle Row Crop Short Course. The meeting will be hosted by Jackson County Extension on Thursday, March 5 at the Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center (2741 Penn Ave., Marianna, FL). Registration and the trade show will…
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Messaging is an important part of how weather risks, climate science and changing climate are communicated to the public. But it can be hard to pick the most effective way to communicate these messages. A recent survey of residents of coastal South Florida shows that it can be difficult to get homeowners to recognize how…
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This has been a crazy week for weather in the Southeast, and especially in Georgia where we saw inches of rain, record warm conditions, and this morning, snow in northern parts of the state (including just less than an inch at my house in Athens). What is going on with this roller-coaster weather? Dr. Marshall…
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When it rains, it pours. Or so it seems this week. Last week brought heavy rains to northern parts of the area, causing flooding along many rivers. Next week looks like more of the same, with forecasts of several more inches in northern parts of the region, although most of Florida and south Georgia is…
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If you are interested in watching a video about how climate is changing in Florida and the Southeast, you can’t do better than view this recorded presentation by State Climatologist David Zierden speaking to student journalists at the University of Florida. It has a few audio and visual issues since it was recorded live, but…
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The latest NOAA climate summary was published yesterday for January 2020. It shows that the month was the 5th warmest January on record. The month was also in the top third of all years in rainfall. You can read more at https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-202001.