Tom Skilling, WGN television meteorologist, gave this report on Facebook today about the volcanic eruption that is ongoing in the Caribbean: The Caribbean’s La Soufriere Volcano isn’t likely to have the cooling effect of 1991’s mammoth Mount Pinatubo eruption in the Philippines–but it’s released the most sulfur dioxide of any…
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Here is an interesting story about a unique way of farming in Tunisia that takes advantage of the ability of fresh water to float above saltier water. The farmers take advantage of this property to grow vegetables in sandy crops irrigated by the lens of fresh water. The fresh water…
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While the frost we had here in the Southeast in early April caused some problems for fruit and vegetable farmers in parts of the region, it was nothing like the severe frost that caused widespread damage to grapevines in Europe and especially in France. This frost affected up to 80…
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With little snowfall over the past winter, Westerners are looking at the potential for a dire year with very low water availability. There are already reductions in water deliveries in place across the region, and many farmers will not have enough water to grow crops this year. According to CBS…
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Newser posted an interesting story about a weather station on Cape Cod in Massachusetts today. The station used to stand about 100 feet from the coast, but rising sea levels and coastal erosion has brought the coastline closer to the station. It is now to the point that the station…
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The Southeast Farm Press posted a story this week about the unique challenges corn growers in the Southeast have when trying to produce a crop compared to the Midwestern Corn Belt. For one thing, in our region they have to deal with more pests and diseases that are not a…
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NOAA released their early April outlook for ENSO earlier this week. It shows that La Nina is barely hanging on and is expected to transition to neutral conditions over the next few months. What does this transition mean for the upcoming few months? While spring can be tough for predicting…
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