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One question that folks who are skeptical about global warming have is whether or not natural solar activity could be affecting the rise in temperature seen in recent decades. A number of research programs have attempted to determine if there is a relationship between sunspots or cosmic radiation and Earth’s temperature. This recent article from…
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Growing Georgia posted a story today on the state of Georgia’s upcoming pecan harvest. After Hurricane Hermine tracked through the southeastern part of the state, producers found many damaged trees and reductions in the number of nuts on the trees due to the winds from the storm. But University of Georgia Cooperative Extension pecan specialist Lenny…
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The latest weather forecast models are now showing the advance of cooler, fall-like air into the Southeast in the next few days following the slow passage of a cold front through the region starting on Monday night. By late Wednesday and into Thursday and Friday we could see temperatures below normal for the first time…
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The University of Florida/IFAS has announced the development of a new irrigation scheduling model for sesame production in the Southeast. According to an article in the Panhandle Ag E-News, “sesame is known to be a relatively low input crop, able to reach good yields with 60 lbs/ac of nitrogen fertilizer. It is also, and more…
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Since it is the weekend in the fall, the thought of football is never far away in our house. I thought a story this week by Fox News Tech on the advantage football teams from drier climates have was intriguing. A study by Kansas State researchers shows that when visiting teams from moister areas play…
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This November NOAA will launch their most advanced weather satellite yet, the first GOES-R series. If the launch is successful, this satellite will allow us unparalleled opportunities to improve our knowledge of weather and also to improve our ability to forecast the weather, since the majority of data that goes into weather forecasting models is…
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The latest QPF forecast for the Southeast shows the lowest rainfall amounts for the next week are over the driest area in the region, where extreme drought expanded in this week’s Drought Monitor. The forecast indicates that little relief is on the way in those area and that drought may continue to get worse, especially…
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