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EarthSky, Space and other online sites have pointed out the odd occurrence of a persistent cloud on Mars which is quite large. It is emanating from the Arsia Mons volcano but does not appear to be from an eruption. Instead, it is thought to be a cloud formed by orographic flow over the mountain, similar…
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Georgia Climate Project: How can Georgia increase climate sequestration in agriculture and forestry?
This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project’s Roadmap has to deal with opportunities that Georgians might have for capturing carbon from the air using trees or agricultural techniques. Pulling carbon dioxide from the air has the benefit of reducing the increase in greenhouse gases that is occurring across the world, but could also present…
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Growing Produce published a story this week on the much lower production of sweet potatoes this year, due in part to the weather. Production was already expected to be down since prices have been fairly low, but the combination of poor weather in spring and summer and the heavy rainfall from Hurricane Florence in September…
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The next three days should be dry for nearly all of the Southeast, with rain chances ramping up after that. There should be enough rain to put a dent in the dry areas of Alabama, but with less than an inch expected in most of Georgia, the moderate drought currently in place is not expected…
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Yale Environment 360 has an interesting story which shows how different climate zones around the world are shifting in response to warming temperatures. The article shows 7 pairs of maps describing changes in climatic variables like plant hardiness zones and the “tornado alley” over time. I think you will be interested to see how some…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released earlier this week, shows that there has been a significant expansion of abnormally dry conditions in eastern parts of Georgia, with a smaller expansion in Alabama. The amount of moderate drought in the region remains steady at just about 1 percent of the total area. The heaviest rain in the…
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As you know if you’ve been following this blog, an El Niño appears to be forming in the Eastern Pacific Ocean and is expected to develop over the next couple of months and last through the winter (gory details of the technical discussion can be found at https://www.cpc.noaa.gov/products/analysis_monitoring/lanina/enso_evolution-status-fcsts-web.pdf). A number of forecasters are expecting that unlike…