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Temperatures across Georgia in June 2019 varied from two degrees cooler than normal to three degrees warmer than normal, with the northern half of the state experiencing the coldest temperatures. An area around Savannah and a few scattered other locations in the state received over a foot of rain, but other areas were missed by…
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This week severe drought (D2) was added to parts of the island of Puerto Rico as dry conditions there get worse. In most of the Southeast, only slight increases in drought were seen in the latest Drought Monitor. Virginia continues to be free of drought and Alabama saw a reduction in severe drought in the…
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The monthly climate summaries for June 2019 are now available for North Carolina and Florida. You can find them at the links below. Florida North Carolina
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Here is a long but interesting investigative story about how farmers in Saskatchewan, Canada, are dealing with changes in climate in their region over time. In Canada, they are seeing warmer temperatures, longer growing seasons, and more frequent extreme rainfall as well as drought. The farmers have taken a variety of approaches to dealing with…
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There have been several stories in the news recently about great changes that are underway to weather forecasting. Here are a couple that you might find interesting. Forbes: The National Weather Service Will Soon Simplify the Vast Maze of Weather Alerts They Issue New Yorker magazine: Why Weather Forecasting Keeps Getting Better
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The video I linked to in the previous post is just one effort to support smart use of water for irrigation in agriculture. You can read more statistics on irrigation in Georgia from Brad Haire in Southeast Farm Press here.
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Here is a great video showing the use of smart irrigation to get “more crop per drop” in southwest Georgia. It features several of my colleagues and farmers in that region and shows how applying just enough irrigation water through monitoring of soil moisture and rainfall can greatly increase the yields of crops like cotton…