#soil moisture

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Blessed to be able to use my gifts and talents.

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The distribution of the Earth's water is shown in Fig. 9.1.

"Environmental Chemistry: A Global Perspective", 4e - Gary W. VanLoon & Stephen J. Duffy

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Because compost works.

[wigmund]

From NASA Earth Observatory Image of the Day; September 19, 2018:

Florence Inundates the Carolinas

Upon making landfall on the southeastern U.S. coast on September 14, 2018, Hurricane Florence brought strong winds and torrential rains that flooded roads, houses, and rivers to historic levels and left hundreds of thousands of people without power. NASA data and researchers observed and analyzed the event, providing a steady stream of information to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Guard to help assess the hurricane's impact.

Elizabethtown and Swansboro, North Carolina, received the highest recorded rainfall totals in the region—surpassing 33 inches (83 centimeters)— from September 13 to 18, according to the National Weather Service. Trent River, about 40 miles (60 kilometers) northwest of Swanson, swelled to levels exceeding previous records. At least 28 cities and towns in North Carolina received at least 20 inches of rain. Flooded roads isolated some areas such as Wilmington, where officials were planning to airlift food and water into the city.

The images on this page show different views of hurricane-related moisture on the Carolina coast. The left image above shows soil moisture in the region on September 11, 2018, before the arrival of Hurricane Florence. The data for that map come from the Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP) satellite, which uses a radiometer to measure soil moisture in the top 5 centimeters of the ground.

The right image shows the rain accumulation from September 13–16. These rainfall data are remotely-sensed estimates that come from the Integrated Multi-Satellite Retrievals (IMERG), a product of the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) mission. Local rainfall amounts can be significantly higher when measured from the ground.

Read More about the effects of Hurricane Florence on North Carolina at earthobservatory.nasa.gov

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We plant sunflowers every 14 days until September 1st and we usually have sunflowers until the end of November.

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Slow down. Take your time. Appreciate the simple things.

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Here is an example of the importance of succession cropping. Keep a steady supply of produce by planting something every 14 days...

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Daily composting gives way to daily harvesting.