Climate and Ag in the news
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While I usually post stories about climate and agriculture, I also love earth science and stories about natural disasters. The New Yorker posted an interesting and terrifying story on what will happen in the Pacific Northwest (including Seattle, Portland, and most land west of I-5) when their next big earthquake hits. And it is overdue…
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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City has posted this map of snowfall in north Georgia, including reports from many CoCoRaHS observers. Note that it’s not quite correct, because I got a trace of snow on December 9 at my house in southeast Clarke County, and the airport noted a trace of snow as well,…
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As we enter winter, you might be interested in seeing what the trends in temperature over time are for your state and how they compare to other parts of the country. Climate Central has a easy to use graphic that shows trends in each state for the four seasons. You need to keep in mind…
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NOAA’s Climate.gov site has another interesting entry in their blog this week by Deke Arndt, one of my old friends and fellow climatologists. It shows that sometimes the climate is changing so rapidly, it fools the computers into thinking the data are bad. You will enjoy reading more about how they check for bad data…
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Here’s an interesting story from California’s Daily Democrat which discusses how putting plastic down in strawberry production changes the hydrology of the field, especially in areas where there is some slope. While many strawberry fields in the Southeast are quite flat, if they do have some slope the plastic may contribute to excess runoff and…
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If you’ve been watching the news, you have been seeing some spectacular and scary scenes of fires burning across mountainsides of southern California under the influence of strong winds called Santa Ana winds, which blow down the mountains due to strong high pressure over the western US. If you are interested in learning more about…
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Can you grow vegetables and other crops in winter? Well, of course it depends on where you are, since in south Florida you never experience frost and things grow all year. But for most of the Southeast, at some point you will experience freezing temperatures, which will limit your growing season. Modern Farmer has an…