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  • Georgia winemakers, hay makers pleased by recent rains

    Pam Knox

    June 6, 2017

    In spite of continuing a continuing drought designation by Georgia’s EPD due to low water supplies in Lake Lanier, rain has returned to much of northeast Georgia.  Grape growers are very pleased at this year’s wetter conditions and say that their vines are looking great, according to the Gainesville Times here. Now they are hoping…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Drought, Fruit
  • “How hard did it rain on Mars?”

    Pam Knox

    June 6, 2017

    Unless you’re Matt Damon, you’re unlikely to think about agriculture on Mars anytime soon, but it’s still interesting to speculate on what the weather might have been like there in the past. EarthSky posted a story this week about how geologists and other scientists are determining the past weather on Mars and the signs for…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Climate History Network list of climate databases from around the world

    Pam Knox

    June 5, 2017

    The Climate History Network is a group of scientists who study past climates and their impact on history.  The scientists are from all around the world, although it appears that they started in Europe.  They have put together a list of historical climate databases around the world that they use in their work, including many…

    Posted in: Sources of weather and climate data
  • Petition for the support of the Regional Climate Centers

    Pam Knox

    June 5, 2017

    In the FY 2018 budget submitted to Congress, program funding for the Regional Climate Centers (RCC) was reduced by 82%. With this reduced level of funding the RCCs will not be able to respond to customer phone requests, collect current weather and climate information, and provide an active website that includes value-added climate information and…

    Posted in: Events, Sources of weather and climate data
  • Weather Underground: Summer U.S. Forecast: Hotter, More Polluted Than Usual

    Pam Knox

    June 5, 2017

    Dr. Jeff Masters of Weather Underground has a discussion today about climate conditions for the upcoming summer based on the latest forecast from Columbia University’s International Research Institute for Climate and Society.  It shows that parts of the US, particularly the intermountain west including Denver and Salt Lake City have the highest chance of above…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate outlooks
  • Weather impacts crops around the nation

    Pam Knox

    June 4, 2017

    It’s no surprise that weather has a big effect on crop development this time of year.  The floods in the Midwest have been particularly bad for farmers, but other regions have also experienced impacts from frost and other extreme weather.  Here is a sampling of recent stories I have read that caught my eye. AgWeb:…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Forestry, Forests, Fruit, Livestock
  • “Durability, quality of this Deep South alfalfa plot still surprising”

    Pam Knox

    June 4, 2017

    The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week by Brad Haire on a long-lived alfalfa plot growing in south Georgia at the Sunbelt Ag Expo Darrell Williams Research Farm. Contrary to popular belief, alfalfa can not only grow but thrive in the region, especially as new varieties adapted to local conditions come to market.…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Livestock
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