Nebraska CropWatch

103. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr. Jesse Bell (UNMC/DWFI) and Laura Nagengast (UNL Extension)- Public health, water, and drought

In this episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Dr. Jesse Bell and Laura Nagengast join to talk about their individual journeys to working in the intersection of water, climate, and public health and the current issues we face in the state related to those topics.

102. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: December 7, 2023

101. Fridays with a Scientist: Caily Schwartz (UNL SNR/NDMC)

In this weeks episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Caily Schwartz, Ph.D. student in the School of Natural Resources, joins to talk a recent Weather, Climate, and Society paper that she led that dives into water resource managers perception and understanding of #flashdrought.

100. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: November 30, 2023

99. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr. Judah Cohen (Verisk AER): Arctic Amplification in a changing climate

In this episode of Fridays with a Scientist, Dr. Judah Cohen of Verisk Atmospheric and Environmental Research, Inc. joins to talk about what arctic amplification is, how it is linked to the rapid warming of the Arctic, and how it is linked to extreme cold outbreaks in the central and eastern U.S. in the past few decades. His blog can be found here: https://www.aer.com/science-research/climate-weather/arctic-oscillation/

98. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: November 16, 2023

97. Weekly Weather Outlook and Update: November 10, 2023

96. Fridays with a Scientist: Dr. Travis (TJ) Prochaska- Extension discussion

In this week's episode, Dr. Travis (TJ) Prochaska of UNL Extension joins to talk about his experiences serving as an educator in North Dakota before moving back home to Nebraska. We discuss a wide variety of topics including the shifting crop landscape in North Dakota, the different crops he's worked with, how drought seems to be following him, and the different pests and diseases in his Accountability Region.