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Earlier this month the journal Nature published an article looking at tree cover around the world and how it has changed over time. The article discussed how effective planting more trees will be at combating climate change in the future. The conclusions are that while planting new trees does have beneficial effects, they are probably…
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You’ve probably heard the phrase “Polar Vortex” a lot the last couple of weeks, as parts of the US are in a deep freeze with air coming down from the Arctic. While we won’t see temperatures here in the Southeast that are nearly as cold as those in MN and WI, it’s going to be…
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This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project’s Roadmap deals with how to quantify water availability for planning purposes. First we need to effectively capture the current amount of water available and then we need to figure out how to report it efficiently and put it to use to make plans for how water resources…
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Most of the region should be pretty dry this week, but the Florida peninsula will see quite a bit more rain as a front stalls out over the area. That is good news for the drought that has been developing there for the past few weeks, so we may see some improvement in next week’s…
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A new online atlas describing 56 different projects that address engineering with nature is now available. The projects include coast and wetlands restoration projects, islands and reefs, riverine and levee systems, and use of natural materials. You can find two versions here, one a shorter e-book version and the other a longer, more detailed work.
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The Georgia Ag Forecast was presented around the state this week at a series of meetings with producers. It shows that recovery from Hurricane Michael has been slow and that some producers are still harvesting cotton in January, which has never happened before. One cotton gin in southwest Georgia was expecting to handle 180,000 bales…
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Changes in the climate can lead to increases in some types of extreme weather, such as heat waves and heavy rain events, while it can also lead to decreases in things like cold snaps and blizzards, although they are not likely to be completely eliminated. Other extreme events like tornadoes and hurricanes do not appear…
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