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  • Video: How is drought assessed in the US?

    Pam Knox

    July 28, 2017

    If you’ve ever wondered how the Drought Monitor comes up with the drought designations it does, you might be interested in this four-minute video showing the process.  A lot of input is gathered before the final map is drawn. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xo1Jyzba7rA.

    Posted in: Drought, Interesting weather images, Sources of weather and climate data
  • “Tampa Bay’s coming storm”

    Pam Knox

    July 28, 2017

    The Washington Post has an interesting and terrifying analysis of what is likely to happen to Tampa Bay when a major hurricane like Katrina strikes that city. Estimates of damage top $175 billion, and according to the story, a World Bank study called Tampa Bay one of the most at-risk areas on the globe. Yet…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Coastal, Tropical weather
  • National Weather Service: Lesson plans for kids

    Pam Knox

    July 28, 2017

    If you ever need lesson plans for school groups or 4-H gatherings, you may be able to find some useful information at this National Weather Service web site, which lists a variety of lesson plans and craft activities geared towards teaching about aspects of weather and climate.  The JetStream web page is at https://www.srh.noaa.gov/jetstream/append/lessonplans.html.

    Posted in: Uncategorized
  • “6 Odd Weather Events Happening Now”

    Pam Knox

    July 28, 2017

    There have been quite a few interesting weather stories in the news this week. Weather Underground has a good summary of all the different weather oddities that are occurring, not including the flash flooding in Washington DC today but including the summertime cold front the Southeast is experiencing.  Check it out at https://www.wunderground.com/news/strange-weather-events-late-july-2017.

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
  • Ample Vidalia onion crop will keep consumers supplied through Labor Day

    Pam Knox

    July 27, 2017

    The Packer noted this week that the Vidalia onion crop this year is 15% larger than last year’s great crop, due in part to great weather during the harvesting season. Growers noted that the mid-March freeze that killed off most of Georgia’s blueberry crop only nipped a few leaves on the onions, which require several…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • How do you take care of trees that have been hit by lightning?

    Pam Knox

    July 27, 2017

    When a tree is  hit by lightning, the damage can be severe in some cases and incidental in others.  It’s not always easy to tell how badly the tree was injured just by looking at it. What do you need to do after the damage occurs?  Walter Reeves, the Georgia Gardener, discusses this in a…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Forests
  • Dry conditions removed from Georgia but expand in Virginia

    Pam Knox

    July 27, 2017

    The last patch of abnormally dry conditions is finally gone from Georgia, but dry conditions have expanded in Virginia to cover a good part of the state, according to the latest Drought Monitor released this morning. No drought is expected over most of the Southeast for the next few weeks as we should continue to…

    Posted in: Drought
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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