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The wildfires out west are causing a lot of devastation to homes and businesses, but you might not think about the impact on agriculture. This story from The Packer describes the damage to avocado farms from the wind-driven blazes. You can read it here.
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Impacts from Hurricane Irma continue to affect the citrus crop in Florida. The Packer reported this week that the latest estimate of yield from this year’s citrus crop is down 8% from the November estimate. This is attributed to continuing losses from damaged citrus trees that were affected by wind and standing water from Hurricane…
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Among the many atmosphere-ocean oscillations that occur in the Earth’s global climate system, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation is one of the longest, with swings that may last 30 years or so between phases. Like the El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) which swings back and forth between El Niño and La Niña, it can regulate global temperatures…
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Do you think that December has been above or below normal in temperature? Don’t ask me today, because I’ve been feeling the cold wind blowing in behind the latest cold front. But the High Plains Regional Climate Center maps show that even though it might feel cold today, the month of December so far has…
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In addition to the snow information I posted for Georgia yesterday, you might be interested in this report from the State Climate Office of North Carolina describing their impacts from the recent snow event. You can read it at https://climate.ncsu.edu/climateblog?id=249&h=5666e5c1.
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While I usually post stories about climate and agriculture, I also love earth science and stories about natural disasters. The New Yorker posted an interesting and terrifying story on what will happen in the Pacific Northwest (including Seattle, Portland, and most land west of I-5) when their next big earthquake hits. And it is overdue…
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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has posted this map of snowfall in north Georgia, including reports from many CoCoRaHS observers. Note that it’s not quite correct, because I got a trace of snow on December 9 at my house in southeast Clarke County, and the airport noted a trace of snow as well,…
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