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The Denver Post wrote a long article this week about how farmers in eastern Colorado continue to use water from the Ogalalla Aquifer even though it is being rapidly depleted. How long will they be able to keep it up? And what will happen to grain production in the central US once they can no…
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If you’re in the Southeast, your attention has probably been fixed on Hurricane (and now Tropical Depression) Nate moving through the region. But if you are traveling somewhere else this week like I am, you may have noticed that the first big winter storm of the year is set to hit Denver and the Rockies…
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Watching video of the Michigan versus Michigan State football game downpour yesterday reminded me about some of the all-time great (from a weather standpoint) games I have seen in the past, including the Fog Bowl, Ice Bowl and Snow Bowl. You can read about them at https://weloveweather.tv/extreme-weather-football-collide/?utm_source=sportsweatherwlwtw100317&utm_medium=TW. https://weloveweather.tv/extreme-weather-football-collide/?utm_source=sportsweatherwlwtw100317&utm_medium=TW
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Fruit Growers Newsletter published a story this week on the economic impacts of Hurricane Irma just to Florida agriculture. The story breaks down the losses by agricultural sector, but the total overall is over $2.5 billion. And they point out that does not include the loss of future production or the cost of rebuilding infrastructure. …
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Hurricane Nate made its first landfall on the mouth of the Mississippi River this evening and is now moving to the north and expected to make a second landfall on the coast of Mississippi in a few hours with 85 \ mph winds. As expected it will take a more northeastward track and accelerate as…
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I am always interested in learning more about how the earth was formed and developed over time, and this new Popular Mechanics story introduces a new chapter in our understanding of the Earth-Moon system. A study recently published by NASA shows that several billion years ago, the moon had a relatively thick atmosphere compared to…
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Overnight Nate strengthened from a tropical storm to a hurricane, and this strengthening is likely to continue for the next few hours before it makes landfall overnight tonight. Then it is expected to accelerate to the northeast and should be to New England by Monday night. The precipitation pattern for the US this week is…
Posted in: Climate outlooks