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NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center released their latest outlooks yesterday for August 2018 and the August through October 2018 period. The maps show that precipitation has an increased chance of being above normal for the next month, although the signs are less clear for the August through October period. Temperatures for the next three months are…
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If you are a livestock producer, Drovers Newsletter has published a very useful story on a new report which describes what you can do both to prepare for disasters before they occur and how to recover after a disaster occurs. Many of these disasters are, of course, weather-related. You can read the story here.
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Purdue University has just released a new report which describes the impacts of changing climate on agriculture in Indiana, which like much of the Southeast is heavily invested in growing crops and livestock for food and other uses. While climate changes in the Southeast have been more subtle than those in Indiana and the Corn…
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The preliminary maps for July 2018 show that for parts of the Southeast, including most of Georgia and along the Atlantic coast in the Carolinas and Virginia, the month was wetter than average. No big surprise, then, that temperatures were also cooler than normal due to the increased cloud cover from the stormy conditions. Drier…
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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.
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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…
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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…