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A number of studies released in recent years have looked at the impacts of warmer temperatures on the production of vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. Now we can add beer to the list, according to this story from NBC Miami. Projected losses in the yield of barley, a key ingredient of many beers, could reach 17…
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Once the next cold front passes through the Southeast in the next couple of days, fall weather will finally be here. For those of you who love hot weather, and those who hate it, the Midwestern Regional Climate Center has provided this web site which shows the average number of days that the heat index…
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Posted by a friend of a friend on Facebook today. The losses are staggering. “GA Ag Commissioner Gary Black, “Our worst dreams are being realized.” $1B in losses…1 billion With a B! There aren’t the devastating pictures to convey this loss like there are on the coast. But it’s just as real. Farmers don’t usually carry…
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This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap deals with how we communicate the science and potential impacts of climate change on Georgia to K-12 and college educators. It also discusses the best ways to provide appropriate information to them for use in their class curricula. Teaching children and young adults about how climate…
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The next week should be almost completely dry for those in the area affected by Hurricane Michael this past week. Those dry conditions should help recovery efforts in clearing roads, repairing power lines, fixing houses, and recovering scattered livestock. They need all the help they can get! We are thinking of them as we see…
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There will be a lot of stories about Hurricane Michael being published in the next few weeks. Here are a few of interest that I saw this morning. Don’t miss the story at the end! Washington Post: Historic and horrendous Hurricane Michael by the numbers CIMMS blog: Power Outages in the Wake of Hurricane Michael…
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The State Climate Office of North Carolina published a “Rapid Release” article this morning about the impacts of the remains of Hurricane Michael on North Carolina. While Hurricane Florence hit coastal areas hard in September, this time the Piedmont suffered the worst damage from the storm. Wind gusts up to 67 mph and rain up…