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UGA Extension (Laurel L Dunn, Andre Luiz Biscaia Ribeiro da Silva) has produced a web site which describes how to handle vegetable harvest before and after a flooding event like a hurricane which may be of use to vegetable producers. Since flood water after a storm can contaminate the vegetables, producers are encouraged to harvest…
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The latest national monthly climate summary for September 2018 was released today. It shows that for the contiguous 48 states, this was the 4th warmest and the 3rd wettest September since records began in 1895. The biggest event was Hurricane Florence, which no doubt contributed to the very wet conditions. You can read their summary…
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Here is the latest National Weather Service briefing on Michael focusing on central and north Georgia. Keep watching the forecasts from the National Hurricane Center for the latest updated information on the storm. Be safe!
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While I am traveling, I can’t provide frequent updates on Hurricane Michael, but here are some places to go and get information. As of 8 pm tonight, Michael is a category 1 storm expected to get stronger before it makes landfall, probably sometime on Wednesday afternoon on the Florida Panhandle. It is currently expected to…
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A new report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warns that the world is fast approaching the point where we will no longer be able to keep the earth’s temperature from rising more than 1.5 degrees C. This is the increase that most scientists think can minimize climate impacts from the…
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If you have not been paying attention to the tropics this week, now is the time to start. Tropical Storm Michael has formed in the Gulf of Mexico and is expected to make landfall along the Gulf Coast Wednesday afternoon. Because of the unusually warm water in the Gulf of Mexico, it has the potential…
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The flooding from Hurricane Florence caused a lot of different impacts around North and South Carolina, including impacts on agriculture, highways, businesses and residences, but one impact that I have not read much about is the impact on potable water supplies. Since many water treatment plants are built near rivers, deep floods can destroy them…