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NOAA’s latest global climate summary came out earlier this week. It shows that for the earth as a whole, the temperature was the 4th warmest since records began in 1880. The year-to-date temperature is also the 4th warmest. You can read more at https://www.noaa.gov/news/september-2018-and-year-to-date-were-4th-hottest-on-record-for-globe.
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This is a reminder that there is just one week left to sign up for the workshop on “Building Agricultural Resilience to Hurricanes: Before, During, and After”. It will be held on November 15 in Gainesville, Florida. You can see the agenda, get housing information, and register here by October 26. Certainly a timely topic…
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Here is an interesting story from the Tallahassee Democrat on the work that beekeepers are doing to save their hives following the destruction of Hurricane Michael. Many of the colonies were destroyed and others have no home and no food sources. The story includes information on how you can help with recovery efforts. Read it…
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The outlook for November 2018 and for November through January 2019 was released today by NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center. It shows that November is leaning towards warmer than normal temperatures across the US and wetter than normal conditions in the Southeast. For the months of November 2018 through January 2019, a weak El Niño is…
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The latest Drought Monitor map, released this morning, shows that a lot of the drought that was in the Southeast last week has been reduced or removed by the rain from Hurricane Michael which occurred last week after the DM was finalized. There are still a few small patches of moderate drought remaining in Georgia…
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If you are in the area that has been affected by Hurricane Michael and need advice about recovering from storm-related damage or ways to learn about post-disaster programs, you may want to consider attending this meeting in Tifton, GA on October 22. Presentations will include multiple USDA agencies and Southwest Georgia Farm Credit. They will speak…
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I ran across this image of an updated list of agricultural losses due to Hurricane Michael on Facebook tonight. I am sure there will be more stories about this tomorrow, but I wanted to share it tonight. You can find a clearer copy of the text at https://southeastagnet.com/2018/10/17/hurricane-michael-georgia-agriculture/ from SEAgNet. The estimates were made by Cooperative Extension…