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Many people who live in the country have water impounded for use in irrigation, livestock watering, or fishing. With all of the rain we have had in the last few days, water levels in many ponds and reservoirs are quite high. I’ve also seen reports of a potential dam failure in North Carolina due to…
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Every year we hear heartbreaking stories about children or pets that died in overheated cars. Some of them are accompanied by comments that people did not realize how hot the cars could get so quickly. Time magazine posted a story this week about how hot cars can get during heat waves or even in typical…
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The Vegetable and Specialty Crop Newsletter posted a couple of articles this weekend describing some of the problems that producers are dealing with from recent heavy rains, both those associated with Alberto and in rainfall prior to that storm’s visit. As expected, some rain has been beneficial for farmers in the Southeast as parts of…
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Generation of electricity by renewable sources like solar and wind is increasing in the Southeast, but perhaps not for reasons you might expect. Yale Climate Connections reports that the biggest driver of building new solar and wind farms is economic, not regulatory. Some big companies like Facebook and Google are building new facilities in the…
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As promised, here is the first of forty questions from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap. This one is from the Weather and Climate section. To mix them up, I won’t be listing them all in order, but choosing from a different section each week to give you a feeling for the variety of questions we…
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Any of you who have a dog that spends significant time outdoors (and that includes sitting in a car) in summer will be interested in this video guide from Kellyn Amadeo of the University of Georgia on safety tips for dogs in hot weather. You can read more and view the video at https://www.onlineathens.com/news/20180527/video-summer-safety-tips-for-dogs.
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Even if you get missed by Alberto, it’s the time of year when it is important to be prepared for hurricane season if you live anywhere in the Southeast. What will you do if you lose power or if a tree falls on your fenceline? Fruit Growers News has some good tips on what to do…