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The Weather Corner: How Climate Change Impacts La Niña, and What it Means for Agriculture
This week, we’re taking a deep dive into one of the most interesting and significant weather phenomena in the world, which is coincidentally occurring with strength, as we speak: La Niña. La Niña,...
Most people use weather forecasts on a daily basis — to figure out which jacket to wear, to decide whether to bring an umbrella, or to plan a hike. However, beyond these mostly benign personal concerns,...
Weather Forecasts Aren’t Very Accurate 5 Days Out. Why Should I Trust a Five Month Forecast?
Checking weather forecasts has become a part of our daily routine. We want to know if next week will be warmer than this week. Will it rain tomorrow, should I bring an umbrella to work? Intuitively, we...
A Very Brief History of Seasonal Climate Forecasting for Agriculture
Farmers have searched for ways to predict weather and climate since the dawn of agriculture 10,000 years ago. Weather is the short-term fluctuation (i.e. from seconds to weeks) in variables like temperature,...