• The Stripling Irrigation Research Park of the University of Georgia is celebrating Smart Irrigation Month in July by continuing to help growers maximize water-use efficiency in agriculture.  You can visit their website at https://striplingpark.org/ to learn more about the activities that go on at this facility in Camilla GA. On July 8,  they are hosting a regional…

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  • The latest outlook for July 2015 was released last week by NOAA and shows that the recent pattern of wet north, dry south in the Southeast is expected to continue for the rest of July. The outlook shows that if this pattern persists, drought development is likely in the coastal plains of Georgia and the…

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  • Now that so many people have smartphones, the use of weather apps has increased dramatically.  But you have to be careful using these apps, because sometimes the information they provide, which appears to be based on science, may be more “wish-casting” than forecasting. Dan’s Wild Wild Science blog at the American Geophysical Union has a…

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  • The heat this summer has been intense in some places.  Farmers know that too much heat makes dairy cattle produce less milk and cut into profits.  Modern Farmer published a short article describing one Wisconsin farmer’s innovative way of keeping his cows cool and happy.  You can read the article here. The Shade Haven looks like…

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  • I’ve been watching the weather in Europe carefully since I am headed there later this week with a church group.  Today’s high temperature in Prague was supposed to reach 99 F, an astoundingly high value for central Europe.  Many buildings there have no air conditioning, which brings extra misery and danger to the residents. This…

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  • In addition to the mesonet run by the University of Georgia (https://www.georgiaweather.net), there are two other mesonets in Georgia.  One of them is the Georgia Forestry Commission mesonet.  You can access their data at https://weather.gfc.state.ga.us/. This network has 19 weather stations scattered around the state.  It provides information on current and historical weather as well as…

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  • Every Fourth of July, revelers shoot millions of fireworks up into the sky, releasing smoke and fumes into the atmosphere.   But what is the impact of all the explosions? NOAA has released a new study that looks at the increase in particulate emissions during July 4 celebrations and shows that the fireworks displays temporarily…

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