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Ohio Dealing with Cleanup from Several Storms Last Weekend

Though not in the heart of Tornado Alley, Ohio certainly deals with its fair share of severe weather. The season typically ramps up during May and June, but severe weather so far in 2021 has been…

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Brood X cicadas singing, buzzing and circling trees in older wooded areas

The warm sunshine coaxed Brood X cicadas into fully emerging in the past week in parts of Ohio. The 17-year periodical cicadas, with orange wing veins and reddish-brown eyes, are chorusing, which…

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Head Scab Risk Low for Wheat

According to the FHB forecasting system (http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/), the risk for head scab is low across the state of Ohio for wheat flowering (anthesis) today, May 24, and over the next…

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You need weather records to go along with those fertilizer application records

Ohio's Country Ag Journal advertises the Byrd Center's FARM (Field Application Resource Monitor).  With planting under way, a couple of reminders. Keep fertilizer application records to…

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Open Letter to Emergency Preparedness Planners and Public Health Practitioners in Ohio

May 8, 2020

 

An Open Letter to Emergency Preparedness Planners and Public Health Practitioners in Ohio

Extreme heat is the #1 weather-related killer, particularly in…

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Solve Climate by 2030 Power Dialogue Webinar

On Tuesday, April 7, 2020 and working with College and University partners across the US, the Bard Center for Environmental Policy is coordinating the convening of hundreds of…

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Climate Smart: Farming with Weather Extremes

RSVP (go.osu.edu/climatesmart) for this Climate Smart event, Thursday July 18 at Der Dutchman in Plain City, Ohio. We will be discussing recent weather, trends, and building resilience to weather…

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Byrd Center Hosts Ohio Climate Services Summit

On June 4 and 5, 2019, the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center (Byrd Center) hosted the inaugural Ohio Climate Services Summit. This summit brought together individuals from a variety of…

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State Climate Office of Ohio Statement on IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5° Celsius

The State Climate Office of Ohio encourages decision makers in the private, public, and non-profit communities in Ohio to review the recently released report, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate…