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Even though most people are watching colder temperatures and a slight possibility for wintry precipitation this weekend, especially in the northern mountainous areas, I think the real concern this week is going to be the potential for a hard freeze mid-week across a lot of the Southeast north of the Georgia-Florida border. This could be…
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A number of wildfires in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas have caused significant loss of livestock as well as killing several ranchers in Texas, according to reports in Drovers Newsletter this week. According to Reuters, “fast-moving wildfires that burned through nearly 2 million acres (809,380 hectares) of Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas this week have devastated ranches…
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The Packer published a story yesterday on the growth of the production of Florida peaches. The article notes that “With virtually no other peaches on the market for an eight- to 10-week period each spring, Florida’s peach crop is establishing a place for itself in the market.” The story goes on to quote a grower…
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For about 400 years centered around 1200 AD, Viking farmers lived in two colonies in Greenland, growing a few crops and raising herds of cattle and sheep. As many as 2500 Vikings may have inhabited the two colonies before they disappeared. Conventional wisdom says that they died out as the climate got colder after the end…
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According to the Washington Post, “A wildflower superbloom is underway in the desert Southwest in March after seven inches of winter rain. Anza-Borrego State Park in California hasn’t experienced a bloom so prolific since at least 1999 according to park officials.” AFAR says that a “super bloom” is a technical term which means an “overwhelming abundance”—as in the…
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For at least the last 150 years, scientists have known that carbon dioxide gas is the primary source of warming in the earth’s atmosphere. Having some carbon dioxide in the atmosphere allows the temperature range on the surface of the earth to be suitable for life. But having higher amounts of carbon dioxide in the…
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NOAA released a description of some changes to the suite of products put out by the National Hurricane Center which will become effective in the upcoming Atlantic tropical season. The updates include storm surge watches and warnings and some enhancements in watches and warnings for storms that have not yet reached official storm status. You…