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The National Farmers Union published a short article this week discussing the impact of changes in climate on farmers and describing how farmers may be able to take advantage of new markets like those for environmental services or carbon credits. They also emphasize that many of the practices that benefit the environment also benefits the…
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While it is still raining in Houston, we know already that enough rain has fallen there to break the US rainfall record of 48.00 inches of rain from a tropical storm from TS Amelia in 1978 at Medina TX. A station at Mary’s Creek at Winding Road southeast of Houston has received 49.32 inches of…
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The Daily Mail posted a set of weather images that are the finalists for the Royal Photographic Society’s annual photo image contest this week. There are some amazing photographs in the set. I would have a hard time picking just one winner! You can see them at https://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/travel_news/article-4823502/Shortlist-Royal-Photographic-Society-s-weather-contest.html. Note that I had to reduce the…
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Here are some climate resources that might be helpful to teachers and 4-H agents from NOAA’s Climate.gov: National Climate Assessment resources at https://www.climate.gov/teaching/national-climate-assessment-resources-educators/2014-national-climate-assessment-resources Literacy on climate and energy at https://www.climate.gov/teaching/essential-principles-climate-literacy/about-clean-climate-literacy-and-energy-awareness
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Hurricane Andrew crossed the Florida peninsula just south of Miami 25 years ago and ripped up mangrove cover along the coastlines with its storm surge and extreme winds. According to a story this week in the Miami Herald, “Michael Ross, a landscape ecologist at Florida International University, has been visiting the same stand of mangroves…
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Many homeowners do not know that their regular homeowners’ insurance does not cover damaging from flooding. For that you must purchase separate flood insurance. In many areas, only about 10% of homeowners have flood insurance on their properties, resulting in massive uninsured losses. You also need to have purchased flood insurance at least 30 days…
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If you are affected by a disaster, you may find these resources from the USDA helpful in coping with the aftermath of the event. The USDA has published them as a list in conjunction with the unfolding Hurricane Harvey disaster but most of them (with the exception of the Texas-specific ones) would be applicable anywhere…