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USA Today posted an interesting article this week about what hardships farmers have to go through in the Arctic outbreak parts of the US have experienced in the last week. Unlike other workers, farmers have to keep going outside to keep their animals safe, and have to deal with balky equipment that just does not…
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Now that the government shut down is over (at least for the moment), government agencies like NOAA are catching up on their regular work. This Wednesday they will be releasing the latest global climate summary for 2018, a few weeks later than usual. Early indications from info that I have seen online from the Japan…
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Above-normal temperatures covered Georgia in January 2019, with values ranging from one to four degrees F above average. Georgia started the year well above normal, but an outbreak of cold air at the end of the month brought the monthly average closer to normal. Rainfall was variable, with wet conditions covering most of the northern…
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This week is the National Weather Service’s Severe Weather Preparedness Week. Each day they will highlight a different type of severe weather that occurs in the state and give tips for how to be safe through the storms. You can read more at https://www.weather.gov/ffc/2019_swpw. While severe weather can and does happen in every month of the…
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One of the simplest ways to reduce emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases is to become more energy efficient, which reduces the use of energy before emissions occur. Using renewable energy can also help reduce the emission of greenhouse gases, and there is a growing movement towards renewable energy like solar power in…
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The latest newsletter from the IFAS Extension office in northwest Florida provided an update on the state of forage supplies and quality for livestock producers in that area. Producers who were fortunate to have baleage bagged before Hurricane Michael found many of their rolls to be damaged in the storm, leading to problems with quality.…
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The latest 7-day QPF map shows that we can expect mostly dry conditions over the next seven days. The rain that does fall will be mainly confined to the northwest edge of our region, as the main storm track puts rain through the Ohio River Valley to our northwest. The highest chance of rain will…
Posted in: Climate outlooks