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  • How did the weather affect Georgia’s peanut crop?

    Pam Knox

    September 27, 2015

    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…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops, Extension agent outreach
  • Beautiful solar system video

    Pam Knox

    September 27, 2015

    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!  

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate science
  • Waiting to harvest after rain enhances food safety

    Pam Knox

    September 26, 2015

    Vegetable Growers News published an article this month about improving food safety of fresh vegetables by waiting a day after rainfall or irrigation before harvesting.  Wet soils are more susceptible to Listeria, which can cause food borne illnesses.  By waiting a day to harvest farmers make it less likely that the produce will have listeria  present on…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Crops
  • Gulf low expected to bring wet conditions to entire Southeast

    Pam Knox

    September 26, 2015

    A tropical low pressure center which is beginning to develop in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to track over the Southeast early next week, bringing wet conditions throughout the area.  The rain is expected to be heaviest Tuesday and Wednesday as the storm traverses the area.  The amount of rain that falls at any location…

    Posted in: Climate outlooks
  • Some drought relief; more expected on next week’s map

    Pam Knox

    September 25, 2015

    The Drought Monitor map released yesterday showed some slight improvement in drought across the Southeast due to recent rains, although there was expansion of drought in Texas and other central parts of the US.  Considering how much rain we received yesterday from the low slowly crossing the Southeast, we can expect more relief on next…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Climate outlooks
  • Impacts of changing climate on national parks

    Pam Knox

    September 25, 2015

    EarthGauge has an interesting article today on some impacts that are currently affecting national parks around the  nation as the globe warms.  It features two parks from the Southeast: Great Smoky Mountain National Park and Everglades National Park.  You can read the article at https://www.earthgauge.net/2015/your-national-parks-and-climate-change.

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news
  • Western Atlantic hurricane season quietest since 1914, but shows signs of life

    Pam Knox

    September 24, 2015

    Hurricane specialists have noted that this has been one of the quietest hurricane seasons in the Western Atlantic since records began.  You have to go back to 1914 to find a year with so few hurricanes in that region (through September 22).  A number of news articles have been written about this hurricane “drought”, including this one…

    Posted in: Climate and Ag in the news, Tropical weather
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The “Climate and Agriculture in the Southeast” blog is provided by the Associate Dean of Extension as a service to Extension agents and agricultural producers across the Southeast US. Come here to find out information about the impacts of weather and climate on agriculture across Georgia and beyond.

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