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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Call for Presentations Current Applications in Climate, Forests, and Woodlands Extension and Education: A Virtual Conference Join your colleagues in presenting and learning about the latest information, tools and technologies as they relate to Extension and education in climate and weather science in forestry & natural resources. The Climate, Forests, and Woodlands Community of Practice (CFW) and…
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When you have blueberries to protect, any method may be considered. Here is one I have not thought of–UGA’s blueberry specialist Scott NeSmith is using a dancing tube man more commonly seen at car dealerships to grab attention to scare away birds from his precious variety trials. Early in the season the bushes only have…
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The heat is on across the globe, and there have been many heat-related stories in the news. Here are a few of the ones that caught my eye, including some great pictures from Quartz at the link below. New York magazine: A global heat wave has set the Arctic Circle on fire Washington Post: Death…