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Keeping with our theme of snow for the day, here’s an interesting video story about a man who took snowfall measurements for 40 years in a Colorado town, just to pass the time. The data were finally discovered by climate scientists, who have used it to look at changes in snowfall over time. You can…
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When I called my mom in Michigan today, she talked about how much snow they were getting. She lives (and I grew up) in western lower Michigan, where lake-effect snow often falls this time of year. In fact, this year the snow is especially heavy because the Great Lakes have been and still are well…
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Now that the cold weather has finally hit the Southeast, it is time to prepare for possible winter storm activity. Just like any other potential weather emergency, the best way to survive a dangerous weather situation is to prepare in advance. Ready GA has a great web site with a lot of good information on…
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The Guardian published a troubling photo article which shows the drying up of many of the world’s biggest lakes over the last few decades. The reduction in lake levels is being caused by a combination of drought with warmer temperatures and diversion of inflow for irrigation and other needs. You can see the before and…
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The Washington Post reported this week that in spite of the giant sequoias appearing to be almost indestructible, they are finding many trees are dying from the prolonged drought that has plagued California that past few years. If it is too dry, tiny bubbles form in the tree sap, forming what are like embolisms in…
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The cold air we’re experiencing now won’t give the weather a lot of moisture to work with this week. Rainfall amounts should be relatively light over the next seven days, with some chance every day but no high amounts expected. After this weekend’s cold temperatures, we should see a return to warmer conditions over the…
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Even if we were not in a drought and having significant shortages of forage and hay, livestock producers would have to watch their animals carefully in the cold weather that is occurring this week and may continue into next week. Wyatt Bechtel of Drovers Magazine here describes the changes that producers may need to make…