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My first thought when I read the headline above in Conde Nast Traveler was that the butter shortage in France was caused by weather. After all, it’s been hot there and hot cows are unhappy cows and give less milk. (For example, see this article from the Global Weather and Climate Center on the heat…
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Here’s an interesting story about Dr. Brenda Ortiz, a colleague of mine at Auburn University who studies the impact of weather and climate on crops like wheat and corn. She has a new project with several other scientists in the Southeast to study the expansion of irrigation in Alabama. As the article points out, “In…
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Those who live in northern areas of the region should be watching carefully over the weekend as a blast of even colder air than this morning’s chilly breezes comes through the area. This is likely to bring freezing conditions to some areas. Tender plants and low-lying areas are most likely to feel the effects of…
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If you love watching birds like I do, you will be interested in this new video story from Climate Stories NC interviewing Curtis Smalling, Audubon bird conservationist. He discusses changes we are seeing in bird migration and how changes to a warmer climate may affect birds in the future. You can view it at https://www.ncchannel.org/climate-stories-nc-curtis-smalling-bird-conservationist/.
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The latest YouTube edition of the Water Resources Outlook from the National Weather Service Southeast River Forecast Center is now available. You can watch it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O9c21SqqrIQ&feature=youtu.be . Lots of good information!
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Cotton Grower magazine noted this week that Texas cotton growers in the Panhandle are worried about their cotton yields this fall after a cool summer reduced the heat units needed for development. Because of the delay in reaching maturity, they are now worried about the impact of fall frost, which could come as early as…
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Estimating the costs of the trends to a warmer climate which we have seen since the 1970’s is difficult because there are so many factors involved in how a warmer climate might affect things like agriculture, energy production, etc. And of course they are moving targets because people can and do adapt to these changes…
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