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The Washington Post reported this week that in spite of the giant sequoias appearing to be almost indestructible, they are finding many trees are dying from the prolonged drought that has plagued California that past few years. If it is too dry, tiny bubbles form in the tree sap, forming what are like embolisms in…
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The cold air we’re experiencing now won’t give the weather a lot of moisture to work with this week. Rainfall amounts should be relatively light over the next seven days, with some chance every day but no high amounts expected. After this weekend’s cold temperatures, we should see a return to warmer conditions over the…
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Even if we were not in a drought and having significant shortages of forage and hay, livestock producers would have to watch their animals carefully in the cold weather that is occurring this week and may continue into next week. Wyatt Bechtel of Drovers Magazine here describes the changes that producers may need to make…
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A beautiful new video from the Savannah College of Art and Design in cooperation with UGA’s Marine Extension, Georgia Sea Grant and the Georgia Forestry Commission explains the importance of natural landscapes and how they reduce stormwater runoff. Not only do they reduce erosion but they also trap pollution and help keep it from getting…
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Now that most of the harvest for this year is finished, losses from Hurricane Matthew can be more accurately determined. AgWeb published a story today on how farmers in Marion County, South Carolina, were affected by the storm wind and flooding. You can read it here.
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In addition to the update on La Niña, NOAA also released their monthly and seasonal summary this week. It shows that for the contiguous lower 48 states, this was the warmest fall on record, coming in 6.3 degrees above the 20th century average. November was the second warmest on record, coming after 1999. NOAA also…
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NOAA released their latest update on the current La Niña today. It indicates that La Niña is still occurring in the eastern Pacific Ocean but that it is likely to last for only a few months before going back into neutral conditions. The chance of an El Niño for next winter also seems to be…