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The National Hurricane Center put out a 5-day advisory for the east coast of the Southeast showing a small chance of tropical storm development in the 3-5 day period, which puts it smack in the middle of the holiday weekend. Weather Underground published a story about this yesterday at https://www.wunderground.com/news/atlantic-basin-tropical-subtropical-development-late-may-early-june-2016#prclt-U7RW1mcz. While this is not going to…
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The WunderBlog post for yesterday has a story about the incredibly early snow melt that occurred this year in Barrow, Alaska. This is usually one of the last places in the US to lose its snow cover. But this year, due to unrelenting heat, the snow cover disappeared on May 10, a full ten days…
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NOAA has put their updated climate atlas online. You can read about it and try it out at https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/climateatlas/. In addition to average values of temperature and precipitation, it also has maps of individual years. It also has a nifty slider feature that allows you to compare maps. Check it out!
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Eastern Washington State is one of the premier growing regions for sweet cherries in the world, possessing both good soils and climate. But cherries have weather vulnerabilities that can cause severe loss of fruit. While frost is not an issue this year, rain just before harvest begins can cause a degradation in the fruit, causing…
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The Climate Learning Network recently hosted an hour-long webinar by Dr. Marshall Shepherd of UGA on the basics of climate change science. It is now available on demand for viewing at https://www.climatewebinars.net/webinars/climate-change-science-101-for-land-grant-university-administrators/?searchterm=shepherd. I haven’t watched it yet myself, but Dr. Shepherd is usually an engaging speaker who brings in a lot of current information at an…
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The National Center for Atmospheric Research and the US Department of Agriculture are hosting a joint workshop in Boulder CO on July 12-15 on climate change, global food security and the US food system. Applications are due by June 1. If you are selected, you will receive travel support and per diem. You can read…
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Hops are one of the primary ingredients for making beer. The best climate for growing them is found in the Pacific Northwest and in similar climates. But with a great increase in the demand for craft beer, brewers are looking for new sources of hops, and some farmers in the Southeast are experimenting with trying…