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For those of you watching all of the activity in the tropics, here is a short update for you. Thankfully, it is short because for most of us in the Southeast there is not a lot to worry about, although of course we are devastated at the destruction that is currently occurring in the US…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Hub (SERCH) has published their fall newsletter online. You can visit it at https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDAOCE/bulletins/1b6c64c to read about impacts from Irma and Harvey as well as learn about some upcoming meetings in the region.
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Our World in Data has a fascinating look at global production of many different crops at their website https://ourworldindata.org/yields-and-land-use-in-agriculture/. You can use the information to see how yields in different crops have changed over time or see how production varies from one country to another. While it does not break down individual countries into smaller units…
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Florida citrus growers are continuing to assess damage from Hurricane Irma, according to a story in The Packer this week. While initial damage shows a lot of fruit blown down and trees tipped over, additional losses may become clear later as trees drop more fruit and losses from trees with roots under flood water become…
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NOAA’s latest global climate summary shows that for the earth as a whole, August 2017 was the third warmest on record, following 2016 (highest) and 2015 (second highest). In fact, the eastern US was one of the few places in the world with temperatures below average. The summer months of June through August 2017 were…
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The Washington Post had an interesting column earlier this week on the air quality issues associated with the extensive forest fires that are occurring out west this year. I remember last year how fires associated with the 2016 drought in the Southeast brought smoky conditions to my area and walking outside meant walking into smoky…
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In a post last week I noted that we are now in a La Niña watch, which means that conditions in the eastern Pacific Ocean are reflecting a developing La Niña as characterized by colder than normal ocean temperatures off the coasts of Peru and Ecuador stretching almost halfway west across the Pacific Ocean. This…