Hurricane Impacts on Agriculture

ERS and USDA resources cover the impact of recent hurricanes

The Hurricane Resources of the US Department of Agriculture contains information on how the US Department of Agriculture can support the people affected by recent hurricanes

The ERS Commodity Outlook Report contains information on the impact of recent hurricanes on various products.

This report outlines coastal impacts, hurricanes, human health, agriculture, commercial forests, and natural ecosystems and includes review of climate change scenarios on which global warming science and findings are based. Including complete survey results, accompanying background materials are also released. Global warming is a problem for Florida's economy and citizens when changes in temperature, rising sea level, destruction of assets and resources due to precipitation, or costly changes for people's lives and work It gives damage. Therefore, the damage estimate is based on the prediction scenario of these three main variables. These are developed by a complex computer model. This report is based on the number of such scenarios and carefully captures various uncertainties in long-term forecasts. Florida will make the following changes.

Hurricane Harvey is the most powerful hurricane that has hit the United States for more than a decade and is expected to have a major impact on agricultural export industries in Texas farmers, ranchers and Texas. When the total rainfall recorded exceeded 50 inches, flood damage to food crops, grain storehouses, transportation routes began to affect the food supply. Food and water are easily contaminated by floods or deteriorate after power outages and are potentially harmful to public health

The current forecast of Florida hurricane orbit shows the catastrophic effects that may be caused by Robertson County and Southeastern North Carolina. The university will start Wednesday night, perhaps Sunday, in preparation for hurricanes at Pembroke, extreme floods, long blackouts, and heavy rain. We will continue to monitor the weather and local officials and situation and continue to work on the safety of the university community through the event. Continue to access uncp.edu on social media via Bravemail and be sure to update the contact information on the BraveAlert system. You can also download the LiveSafe application for messaging.