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  • Another set of fantastic weather pictures (and birds)

    Pam Knox

    July 31, 2018

    I am a sucker for beautiful pictures of the sky and land. Here is a new set I found this morning on MSN. Enjoy! https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/smart-living/most-beautiful-weather-events-in-photos/ For those who prefer birds, check out these contest winners at Popular Science: https://www.popsci.com/best-bird-photographs?CMPID=ene073118.

    Posted in: Interesting weather images
  • Six ways to manage heat stress in cattle

    Pam Knox

    July 31, 2018

    While the summer heat in the Southeast has been rather mild this year compared to some years when we are in a drought (and have less cloud cover), it is still a good idea to keep in mind minimizing stress on your livestock. This article from Dairy Herd Management provides some pointers that you can…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Livestock
  • Western wildfires create pyrocumulus clouds

    Pam Knox

    July 30, 2018

    You’ve probably seen coverage in the news of the wildfires that are raging across many of the western states. The fires are so large that they can create their own local wind and weather patterns tied to the rising of hot air in the middle of the fires. That can lead to the creation of…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Heat wave has mixed impacts on California crops

    Pam Knox

    July 30, 2018

    The Packer has run a number of stories in the last few weeks on the impacts of the western heat wave on agriculture in California. As you can imagine, the drought and heat have had some negative impacts on citrus and avocados. But garlic production is one of the biggest in decades due to weather…

    Posted in: Crops, Fruit
  • Drought Risk Atlas

    Pam Knox

    July 30, 2018

    The U. S. Drought Risk Atlas from the National Drought Mitigation Center is an online resource that allows decision-makers to determine how drought has affected their community in the past and how frequently it occurs. The interactive map format allows you to search by station or by latitude/longitude or on a map and allows you…

    Posted in: Drought, Sources of weather and climate data, Tools for climate and agriculture, Uncategorized
  • Georgia Climate Project: Impacts of extreme weather on food security

    Pam Knox

    July 29, 2018

    This week’s question from the Georgia Climate Project Roadmap is on food security. Making sure Georgia citizens have access to good, healthy and reasonably priced food is a major concern in times of increased extreme weather, including both floods and droughts. Scientists need to know how these weather extremes will impact supply chains, prices, and…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science, Crops
  • “South East Asia to bear the biggest burden as climate change hits nutritional content of crops”

    Pam Knox

    July 29, 2018

    Food Navigator posted this story by Gary Scattergood about how future changes in climate are likely to affect the nutritional content of crops around the world, but especially those in Southeast Asia. “Human health will suffer when climate change strips back the nutritional content of crops, according to new research, which has stated that South…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Uncategorized
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