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Growing Georgia reprinted a press release from AgPR today which has a good discussion about how the weather conditions associated with El Niño and La Niña affect nitrogen availability in the soil. While it’s commercial in nature, the post contains useful information for those who are planning nitrogen applications and budgeting for coming years. You…
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In the latest edition of “Beyond the Data”, Deke Arndt of NOAA discusses the warmth that enveloped the entire US in March 2016. His study shows that this is the first time since records began in 1895 that every single climate division in the US, including Alaska, reported temperatures in the “warmer than normal” category.…
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The latest newsletter from the Southeast Climate Consortium is now available. It contains information about scientists working on climate and ag-related issues in the Southeast and a review of the 13th meeting of the Tri-State Climate Learning Network for Row Crop Agriculture, which was held on March 14 in Headland, AL. You can read it…
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A commercial weather provider, AccuWeather, has just started issuing 90 day forecasts for specific conditions at locations around the US. They have been getting blasted by meteorologists around the country for irresponsible science, since there is no skill in weather forecasting beyond about ten days, except for some general guidance about overall conditions. In past…
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Today marks the beginning of the Civil War (I grew up in the North, y’all) 155 years ago with the attack on Fort Sumter. The Southeastern Regional Climate Center noted the occasion with an image from the fort’s weather log. It lists “Rain most of the day & Bombardment of Ft. Sumter” in their daily entry.
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CLN Webinar: Climate Change and Insects in Wheat Systems April 14th, 2016 at 2:00pm EDT The Climate Learning Network presents a webinar featuring Dr. Sanford Eigenbrode, Principal Investigator of the USDA sponsored Regional Approaches to Climate Change – Pacific Northwest Agriculture (REACCH) Coordinated Agricultural Project. Dr. Eigenbrode will present new discoveries and adaptation techniques for…
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Marshall Shepherd posted an interesting blog at Forbes.com on common posts that climatologists see all the time on Facebook and other social media about global warming. You’ve probably seen some of them too. Unfortunately, when someone claims that having a snowstorm disproves global warming or other such myth, they are really just displaying their ignorance of…