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NASA has a new online post which describes how trees are able to capture climate information in their annual growth rings. This information, called paleodata or proxy data, allows us to look back farther in time than using just instrumental records. You can use not only living trees but also trees from the past that…
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Now that the grant for “Animal Agriculture in a Changing Climate” is ending, the course materials, including the original video modules and reference material, have been moved to the eXtension site for at least the next year. While the course is no longer offered, all of the materials can still be used for self-study. Many…
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Even though the drought in the Southeast has been significantly reduced due to recent rains, the impacts of the drought are still causing problems for farmers. Growing Georgia published a story by Katie Nichols of Alabama Cooperative Extension describing some of the continuing problems that producers are having going into the next growing season. You…
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I want to give a shout-out to the National Weather Service employees in the Southeast this week who have been out surveying tornado damage this week following the severe storms we had in several states. The map below shows the tornado tracks that have been identified by NWS employees from just the Peachtree City office…
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The latest Drought Monitor, released this morning, shows a significant reduction in drought across the Southeast due to the significant rains that many places have experienced. I returned today from a trip to Seattle for a conference to find 3.43 inches of rain in my CoCoRaHS gauge from last Friday to today. Rains like this…
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Do you like brussel sprouts? I am not a big fan, but if you like these tender green morsels, you will be disappointed to read this article by UGA’s Clint Thompson in Growing Georgia. The article explains that Georgia’s hot climate makes it hard to grow the cold-tolerant crop due to the length of the…
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The NWS Southeast River Forecast Center has released their latest outlook for water conditions in the Southeast for the coming months. It contains information about the 2016 rainfall, the current drought and the status of La Niña as well as an outlook for spring flooding. You can view it on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4DnfTo2hqk&feature=youtu.be.