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This week the current strong El Niño tied the all-time sea surface temperature record of 2.8 degrees C above the long-term average with 1997, the record-holder for the strongest El Niño. Since the current El Niño still looks like it will grow for another month or two before it starts its inevitable decay, it should…
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David Schmidt from the Animal Agriculture and Climate Change group that help supports this blog has a new posting up on the AACC web page. This post talks about similarities in reducing carbon emissions between the airline and animal agriculture industries. You can read the post at https://animalagclimatechange.org/airplanes-and-animals/.
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If you’ve been following the weather, you know that a cold front passed through our region in the last few days. It has brought sunnier weather to the area, which is fantastic, but will also be bringing colder weather for the next few days. The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has posted Frost Warnings…
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The latest Drought Monitor was released this morning. It shows that drought and abnormally dry conditions were cut by more than half across the region in response to the recent rainy period. The only remaining drought in the region is a small area of moderate drought in southwest Georgia and the panhandle of Florida near…
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The food magazine Zagat published a list of ten things that you may not know about the California drought, including several impacts on agriculture there. The website here also provides a link to a four-episode documentary they’ve produced on the impacts of drought on vintners, livestock producers and crop farmers.
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The latest newsletter from the Southeast Climate Consortium is now available here. They are one of the groups that supports this blog. Check the newsletter out for more information on other activities on climate and agriculture in the Southeast.
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Although it is only 1/3 of the way through the month, so far our region has seen rainfall that is much above normal in many areas, including Georgia. The temperatures across the Southeast have also been above normal everywhere this month, even in the areas that were cloudy and cool from the persistent rain the…