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I’ve seen several articles this week discussing problems that farmers are having in areas that have received abundant rain in the last few weeks. While the precipitation is welcome for many, it does make it hard for producers to keep up with applications of nutrients and other agricultural chemical treatments. The Panhandle Ag e-News discussed…
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The latest 7-day QPF forecast shows seasonal rainfall over most of the Southeast, with the driest areas in the northern half of the region. This is probably a good thing after the rain that has hit the area from post-tropical storm Cindy this week. Cooler temperatures should also reduce stress across the region. The Florida…
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Here in the Southeast changes in climate have been relatively subtle, with no change in annual average precipitation (although there are changes in rainfall intensity and rainfall by season) and an upward trend in temperatures since about 1970 which has helped contribute to more droughts in recent decades. But in other parts of the world…
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In the last few days I’ve seen several interesting stories on different aspects of cattle cross my desk . The first is a story in Wired.com about how mathematicians have simulated the behavior of herds of cattle using a computer model. The story describes how the model is set up to include different sizes of…
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Weather Underground has a story describing some of the June tropical storms that were memorable for the amount of rain that was dropped during the storm. You might recognize some of these names, many of which were retired after their spectacular flooding. June storms are often so wet because they are slow-movers, which allows a…
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Here’s a notice about a webinar that looks very interesting. I am posting it because I would like to see it myself. Note that you do not have to preregister. Here is the description of the webinar: “Fall 2016, several southeastern states were experiencing significant wildfires due to a severe drought and an increased frequency…
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NOAA’s Climate.gov blog has a good discussion of the mid-March freeze event by Jake Crouch. It describes how it fits into historical context both with the warm winter that preceded it and the comparison to average last frost dates. It also describes what damage it caused, both to peaches and blueberries as well as pastures.…