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Rome Ethredge posted an article from Dr. Lenny Wells, UGA Extension Horticulturist, on the start of the pecan harvest this year in Georgia. This year’s crop looks to be one of the best we have had in the past several years and was aided by dry conditions in June which helped prevent scab in the…
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Even though we are on the downside of the tropical season, it is not too late to get an impactful storm. Today Tropical Storm Joaquin is out in the Atlantic and may be headed for the North Carolina coast and the Northeast, where it could cause a lot of problems with flooding in the area.…
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Considering the potential for rain across the eastern part of the country this week, particularly the Northeast, you might be interested in this NOAA interactive map on floods across the country. It lists significant floods for each state as well as information on flood safety and the different types of floods that can occur. You…
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Because of the current El Niño, which is expected to last through the winter, heavy rain events of more than 2 inches in a day are twice as likely to occur than usual in the Southeast, according to Florida State Climatologist David Zierden. You can read an article and watch a video about his outlook at…
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If you live near a city, you may have noticed that cities are often warmer than the surrounding countryside, especially on calm, clear nights. Even in a city like Athens, with a little over 100,000 people, we can see as much as a ten degree difference between downtown and the fields outside the city. Smaller…
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Rome Ethredge posted a link to a video interview off one of his peanut farmers in Seminole County in SW Georgia this week in his blog Seminole Crop E News. The interview discusses how this year’s weather has impacted this year’s peanut crop in that part of the state. I think you’ll enjoy the perspective…
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As someone with an interest in astronomy, I was fascinated by this video showing a real-life model of the solar system built on a desert playa 7 miles long. You can read about it at Scientific American here and see the video at https://www.space.com/30590-solar-system-built-to-scale-in-nevada-desert-video.html. Our universe is amazing!