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Even though it hit 70 F in Athens today and warm temperatures dominated conditions in the Southeast today, I was interested to read this list of the ten worst all-time ice storms in the US from Weather Underground. You may have lived through some of them yourself, since several were in the Southeast. You can…
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The recent rains on the West Coast have caused many of the rivers there to flood, threatening many cities as well as cropland. Levees are being overtopped and mudslides and fallen trees are blocking roads through the region. You can read more about the impacts of the storm and view pictures of the conditions at…
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The Southeast Regional Climate Center has released their annual climate summary for 2016. You can read it at https://www.sercc.com/SoutheastRegionAnnualClimateReport2016.pdf. Note that this is a text document and the information will be incorporated into the National Centers for Environmental Information web site at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/national/201613.
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Bloomberg News posted a report based on the annual climate summary from NOAA describing the 15 billion dollar weather and climate disasters that hit the US in 2016, costing $46 billion and killing at least 138 people. Many of the disasters this year were due to flooding, including those from Hurricane Matthew, the unnamed Louisiana…
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The heavy rain and snow that has been occurring along the West Coast has caused problems for onion handlers in Idaho and Oregon, according to The Packer this week. Deep snow on top of packing and storage facilities was then saturated by rain, which added enough weight to the onion packing structures to cause them…
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Vegetable and Specialty Crop News ran an interesting story today about attempts to improve the knowledge and marketability of Florida peaches. For example, did you know that Florida peaches are available in mid-March through early May but most consumers buy their peaches in June, July and August when they are already out of season? You…
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The New York Times posted an interesting story this week about the Jackson Family Wines farms and how producers there are dealing with drier and warmer conditions in a variety of novel ways. Their methods include using owls and falcons to scare away pests drawn by warmer weather, drones to assess crop health, and reservoirs…