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  • Garden equipment causes massive pollution problems as well as contributes to greenhouse emissions

    Pam Knox

    December 14, 2023

    The next time you go outside to do yard work, take the time to consider what kind of power tools you are using. If you are using gas-powered blowers and other yard equipment, you may be contributing to the particulate load in your neighborhood. Garden equipment generally has very inefficient motors that spew a lot…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
  • Drought decreased due to recent rain

    Pam Knox

    December 14, 2023

    The latest Drought Monitor, released today, shows that drought in the Southeast decreased due to recent rains. The extreme (D3) drought was removed from North Carolina and shrunk in area in Georgia and Alabama. A small sliver is still hanging on around Tampa on the West Coast of Florida. Other areas of the Southeast generally…

    Posted in: Drought
  • Need Alternative Crop Ideas For Your Farm? Check Out These 10

    Pam Knox

    December 14, 2023

    One way that farmers in the Southeast are adapting to our changing climate is by planting new crops to replace those that either don’t do so well in the warmer Southeast or are not economically viable anymore. Some of the farmers I work with are planting things like satsuma and other citrus, olives, and pomegranates.…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • El Niño Winter Usually Equals Minimal Chance for Drought Following Season

    Pam Knox

    December 12, 2023

    The strong El Niño is expected to dominate the climate of the Southeast (and the United States as a whole) over the next few months, although it has been slow to start this fall and winter. That means a strong subtropical jet across southern parts of GA and AL and northern FL, bringing rainy weather…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate outlooks, El Nino and La Nina
  • Celebrating 40 Years of the Regional Climate Center Program

    Pam Knox

    December 12, 2023

    I want to take a minute to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Regional Climate Centers, a climate resource for the United States. In the Southeast, our partner is the Southeast Regional Climate Center, located in North Carolina, and they can provide an amazing amount of climate information, including the Perspectives tool that is used…

    Posted in: Events, Sources of weather and climate data
  • World’s Most Unusual Weather Phenomena

    Pam Knox

    December 12, 2023

    If you are interested in out-of-the-ordinary weather, you might be interested in this recent article about places that have unusual weather conditions: Where to Experience the World’s Most Unusual Weather Phenomena  — Daily Passport. There is also a good list of unusual weather conditions that are not tied to a particular location from the National…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science, Interesting weather images
  • Vidalia Onion Growers Benefit from Lack of Tropical System

    Pam Knox

    December 10, 2023

    Even though the Atlantic basin had an active season this year, we had very little impact in the Southeast other than Hurricanes Idalia and Ophelia. The lack of tropical rain was a benefit to Vidalia onion growers who are growing their seedbeds for next year. Since the seedbeds are under irrigation, they don’t want additional…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Tropical weather
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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