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Business Insider has a very good article describing the reason why this Atlantic tropical season has been so active and what it might mean for the rest of this season. The story looks at the lack of wind shear aloft which can “blow the top off” of developing storms, and the unusually warm ocean water…
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According to a press release from the Georgia Department of Insurance, property losses from insured homes and businesses due to Hurricane Irma is now greater than $300 million, based on over 50,000 claims that were submitted so far. The estimate to date is $336 million in total, according to the press release, which you can…
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The USDA Climate Hubs has just released their new website, which provides information on the individual hubs and activities related to climate and working lands across the US. They still have a few bugs to work out on the pages, but you can check out the national page at https://www.climatehubs.oce.usda.gov/ or go directly to the…
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Hurricanes Harvey and Irma did quite a bit of damage to cotton in the South. According to Growing Georgia here, cotton growers in Georgia sustained at least $100 million in damage from Irma, resulting in at least a 10 percent loss due to the storm, although amounts could go higher once the final tallies are…
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The latest Drought Monitor released this morning shows only minor increases in abnormally dry conditions in Virginia and North Carolina, while the rest of the Southeast remains drought-free. Most of the next two weeks is expected to continue to be dry for all but Florida, which could increase the abnormally dry conditions in some areas.…
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The Climate Impact Lab is an online web resource that provides interactive maps describing changes in climate that may be expected in the future. The maps provide the ability to look at ranges of changes in temperature and precipitation depending on how much carbon dioxide and methane are put into the atmosphere over time. Basically,…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about the expansion of Brassica carinata, an inedible seed whose oil can be turned into jet fuel as a crop in the Southeast. USDA has awarded a $15 million grant to researchers at the University of Florida to study how this crop can be commercialized to…