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The latest hurricane summary from NOAA for Hurricane Florence indicates that it was even more costly than originally estimated. According to The State, “The final tally on damage from Hurricane Florence is higher than the costs from 2016’s Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Floyd in 1999 combined, new federal estimates show. Florence’s final cost was $24…
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Recent news stories have shown that 18 out of the past 19 years have been the earth’s warmest years on record (records began in 1880). But when were the coldest? It turns out that all of these years took place between 1884 and 1929, with the most freezing year of them all being 1904. The…
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Here is a fun tool to try to visualize what the climate of your city (or whatever city you choose) is most likely to be like in 60 years. It allows you to pick what emissions scenario to choose (business as usual versus reduced emissions) and shows either the average result or the individual results…
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Usually you think of most of Australia as pretty dry, and in fact they have been in a drought until recently. But the flooding rains that fell in the past few weeks has caused tremendous loss of cattle due to the extensive flooding that has occurred over the northeast part of the country. Crops have…
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Valentine’s Day is always a big deal for strawberry producers who want to sell lots of chocolate-covered, juicy berries to lovers across the country. This year’s harvest in both California and Florida have been hampered by bad weather, which has delayed harvest. In California, cold and wet weather has damaged ripe fruit in the fields…
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WSFA 12 News posted an interesting story about a rash of unexplained cattle deaths in parts of Alabama, Georgia and Florida in the months following the passage of Hurricane Michael back in October. Veterinarians in the area have seen a number of mysterious deaths which they think can be attributed in part to the effects…
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If you don’t know much about Iran, you might think it is a desert country. And there are certainly very dry areas in the large country, but there is also a lot of agriculture there, with production of both crops and livestock. But in recent years, severe drought has taken a terrible toll on agricultural…