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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new app from The Ohio State University will help farmers save both money and the environment.
The Field Application Resource Monitor (FARM) uses…

Draft Columbus Climate Change Action Plan Available for Public Feedback
The public is invited to review and provide feedback on the Columbus Climate Change Action Plan from February 1, 2018 through March 9, 2018. Each of the chapters is downloadable as either a PDF or…

National Climate Assessment 4 - Climate Science Special Report Released
The latest National Climate Assessment Vol. I (Climate Science Special Report) has been released. "This report is an authoritative assessment of the science of climate change, with a focus on the…


Steven Quiring and Harvey Power Outages
OSU Department of Geography Professor Steven Quiring is part of a research group that has created the Hurricane Power Outage Model. While the current version does not explicitly consider…

Aaron Wilson and Jason Cervenec to Present at 2017 Farm Science Review
Climate change may trigger images of polar bears falling off melting ice slabs in the Arctic, but the changes are relevant for Ohio farmers as well.
Winters in Ohio are warming quicker than…

Bryan Mark talks climate change and water sector impacts at CREAT session
Bryan Mark, State Climatologist for Ohio, was invited to give an overview on the climate projections for the Midwest and potential water sector impacts at the CREAT (Climate Resilience Evaluation and…

Soil Moisture Probes Coming to Ohio!
Monday May 15, 2017 was an exciting day for SCOO! We installed our first soil moisture probes as part of our Connect and Collaborate Grant: Connecting Climate and People to Improve Outcomes for…