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The National Farmers Union published a short column which discusses the Agriculture chapter in the recently released National Climate Assessment 4 and what the findings mean for farmers. I think it is a pretty balanced statement of the potential costs of climate change to producers and how their economics are likely to change in the…
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BizNow had an interesting story recently about why coastal developers continue to develop properties along the shoreline, even with the spate of recent hurricanes and with increases in nuisance flooding as sea levels creep up. You can read it here. The developers aren’t necessarily climate change deniers because they are quite risk averse, but many…
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While driving home from a winter weather conference today, I heard a conservative radio host say that humans could not possibly change the climate because it is too big to be affected by us. Of course, this is silly because humans have been changing their local climates for a long time, and with the number…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week quoting the North Carolina Ag Commissioner Steve Troxler on recovery efforts for the state so far from the devastation of Hurricane Florence. He noted that the damage was some of the worst he has ever seen but with the actions of farmers coupled with relief funds…
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The monthly climate summaries for November 2018 are now available from North Carolina and Florida. You can read the NC one at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=275&h=5666e5c1 and the Florida one at https://climatecenter.fsu.edu/products-services/summaries?id=530.
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November temperatures were well below normal in every part of Georgia in 2018 with the exception of Brunswick, where they were slightly above normal. Rainfall in many parts of the state was 150 percent or more above normal. The driest areas were along the coastal plain and the wettest areas were in the northern third…
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The Climate Prediction Center published their latest outlook for December 2018 late last week. The outlook shows that the month is leaning towards warmer and wetter conditions than normal. First two weeks may be near normal or even a bit cooler than normal once a cold front moves through the region tomorrow, but after that…
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