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NOAA published an article today describing how last weekend’s snowstorm compares to other great storms on the East Coast using the Regional Snowfall Index, or RSI. For the Southeast, which escaped the worst of it, they put the early January snowstorm of 1996 as the worst for the region followed by the “Storm of the…
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The Packer noted in an article yesterday the the price of green and other colored peppers has been rising in recent weeks due to the effects of cold, wet weather in Florida and Mexico. The Florida markets supply the East Coast while the Mexican market supplies much of the West Coast this time of year.…
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The snowstorm that plagued the Atlantic Coast this past weekend dumped snow from Georgia to Massachusetts, including North Carolina. The State Climate Office of North Carolina posted an article today describing the impacts of the storm on North Carolina. In the story they also note that the 41 inches of snow received at Mount Mitchell…
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Cover crops are often used to help reduce erosion and keep moisture and nutrients in the soil. But a recent article in AgWeb points out that they also work well as forage for cattle. A variety of choices of cover crop can be used, and the article describes some of the advantages and disadvantages of each…
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One of Georgia’s longest weather observers, Willis Swint of Jonesboro, was profiled in an Atlanta Journal-Constitution article this weekend here. He recently received the Thomas Jefferson Award from the National Weather Service for over 50 years of daily weather measurements. We are grateful for the six decades of service that Mr. Swint has provided to…
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Since I’ve lived in both DC and New York City, I followed the evolution of the big snowstorm this weekend with much interest. Here are a few posts with fantastic images and a great description of the weather behind the storm. The Huffington Post has a stunning collection of photos of the blizzard taken from…
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“If you think about it, farmers should be on the cutting edge of climate change discussions: They are directly affected as weather patterns shift, and they have the opportunity be part of the solution by sequestering carbon. But American farm groups have mostly opposed climate policies.” This is the start of an interesting interview in Grist…