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In my job I work with a number of producers that are looking for new crops to grow in Georgia. One of these crops is satsumas, a mandarin orange that grows well in Georgia because it is cold resistant down to 15 F. The satsuma crop is expected to hit Georgia markets this week, with…
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November 30 marks the official end of the Atlantic hurricane season. This year has been a busy one, with 19 identified storms (only Tropical Depression 3 was not named), much more than the average of 12 per year. No storms are expected to develop by November 30, so that should be the official total for…
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I am not a podcast listener in general, but many of my friends are. If you enjoy the weather and have time to listen to podcasts as you drive around or work, here is a list of 15 weather-related podcasts that you can listen to to learn about what’s happening in the world of weather…
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With a little less than a week to go in November, temperatures across the region have been three to six degrees below normal across a wide swath of the region. Florida is the only state that has experienced temperatures above normal. Precipitation has varied much more, with rainfall along the Georgia running several inches above…
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Yahoo Finance News posted an interesting story about the problems that peach farmers in Greece are having due to fluctuating weather. Heavy rains have caused some peach skins to split, reducing value and introducing rot. High temperatures have also increased disease and rot problems. Other farmers have also seen increased problems in the past few…
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Rain this weekend will cause problems for those going to football games and other outdoor activities this weekend, but dry conditions should return to most of the region by Monday. Alabama and the mountains may see some additional rain later in the week as the next weather system approaches the area. The driest areas will…
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CIRES (Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Studies) at the University of Colorado-Boulder posted an interesting story earlier this week about how changes in climate, specifically a megadrought, may have contributed to the collapse of the Assyrian Empire in the 7th century BC. Assyria was one of the most powerful empires on earth and was…