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As temperatures get warmer across the Southeast, blueberry growers are looking towards planting more varieties that have lower chill hour requirements. One great place to look is to Florida, where chill hours are naturally lower. Here is an interesting description of the UF Blueberry Breeding Program and how they are working to find new productive…
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The latest monthly climate outlook for October 2019 was released today. It shows that warmer than normal temperatures and drier than normal rainfall are likely to dominate the weather in October. Remember that this monthly outlook is based primarily on what is likely to happen the first two weeks of the month and is less…
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One fifth of the world’s calories come from wheat in the form of bread, noodles, and cereal. But rising temperatures and more extremes of precipitation have made it more difficult to grow wheat consistently. This is even more important considering the growth of the population that is likely to depend on wheat for their nutritional…
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If you think the weather in the Southeast this year has been bad, compare how life in Jacobabad, Pakistan is. This is known as one of the hottest cities on Earth, and could provide a taste of what life could be like for more of the world in the future if global warming continues. You…
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If you are interested in getting an update on the current flash drought in the Southeast, please join us on Tuesday at 1 pm EDT for this special webinar. It will focus on the ACF river basin but will include information about the entire Southeast. Apalachicola-Chattahoochee-Flint River Basin Drought Assessment Webinar Tuesday, October 1, 2019…
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I love Atlas Obscura for its highlighting of quirky places and foods. They provide a look at some seldom-seen local sites, and provide a historical context for why these sites exist. A year ago this week AO published a story that show many before and after pictures of glaciers in national parks showing how they…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows another very dry week, which continues the streak of dry conditions along with well above normal temperatures. Almost no rain is expected to fall, although there may be some scattered showers in some places and at some times to give some temporary relief. By next weekend, a change in…
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