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Fruit Growers Newsletter published a story this week on the economic impacts of Hurricane Irma just to Florida agriculture. The story breaks down the losses by agricultural sector, but the total overall is over $2.5 billion. And they point out that does not include the loss of future production or the cost of rebuilding infrastructure. …
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Hurricane Nate made its first landfall on the mouth of the Mississippi River this evening and is now moving to the north and expected to make a second landfall on the coast of Mississippi in a few hours with 85 \ mph winds. As expected it will take a more northeastward track and accelerate as…
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I am always interested in learning more about how the earth was formed and developed over time, and this new Popular Mechanics story introduces a new chapter in our understanding of the Earth-Moon system. A study recently published by NASA shows that several billion years ago, the moon had a relatively thick atmosphere compared to…
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Overnight Nate strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and this strengthening is likely to continue for the next few hours before it makes landfall overnight tonight. Then it is expected to accelerate to the northeast and should be to New England by Monday night. The precipitation pattern for the US this week is…
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I am borrowing my husband’s tropical update from his Facebook page for tonight’s update. He is also a meteorologist and an excellent forecaster as well as an atmospheric sciences and geography professor at UGA. Here is what he says: Tropical Storm Nate is gaining some strength as it approaches the Yucatan Peninsula and the southern…
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The Southeast Farm Press published a story today describing the rush to harvest cotton, peanuts and sweet potatoes before the wind and rain from Tropical Storm Nate descend on Alabama later this weekend. Farmers who have defoliated their cotton are especially worried about getting the cotton in, although if they have not defoliated and are…
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North Carolina State Extension has a newly published online glossary of common terms used in discussing climate. This particular glossary is aimmed at foresters but many of the terms could be used by anyone discussing climate variability and change and how to respond to it. You can find it at https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/understanding-climate-planning-and-response-terms-within-the-forestry-context.