Thursday, May 19, 2005
Orangey Goodness
... Busy couple weeks with the graduation and all... anyways, here's an interesting tidbit:
Poking around other people's permafrost research I came across an interesting climate study about Florida. Seems the results of a computer model suggest that draining some of Florida's wetlands in the south to grow oranges has allowed an increased chance of frost (the reason the groves moved south in the first place) because the air is drier and doesn't have as much energy to give up as night cools the land.
Orange model
Of course I've stopped drinking orange juice until the Floridians stop acting like idiots but it's still an interesting conclusion.
Poking around other people's permafrost research I came across an interesting climate study about Florida. Seems the results of a computer model suggest that draining some of Florida's wetlands in the south to grow oranges has allowed an increased chance of frost (the reason the groves moved south in the first place) because the air is drier and doesn't have as much energy to give up as night cools the land.
Orange model
Of course I've stopped drinking orange juice until the Floridians stop acting like idiots but it's still an interesting conclusion.
