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Worst drought in decades hits Brazil’s northeast

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Brazil’s northeast is suffering its worst drought in decades, threatening hydro-power supplies in an area prone to blackouts and potentially slowing economic growth in one of the country’s emerging agricultural frontiers. Lack of rain has hurt corn and cotton crops, left cattle and goats to starve to death in dry pastures and cut sugar cane
Crops, News

U.S senators propose interim support

washington / reuters Congress would revive disaster-relief programs for farmers and ranchers hurt by drought and other natural catastrophes under a stop-gap bill introduced on Jan. 25 by two key Senate committee leaders. Producers could get up to $100,000 each for losses in 2012 and this year. In particular, ranchers would benefit because they do
Weather

Warmer temperatures ahead

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It looks like this forecast period will start off with another Alberta clipper. This low is forecast to track across North Dakota on Wednesday, bringing a shot of light snow to southern regions of Manitoba. As with the other clipper systems, only a couple centimetres of snow are expected. It doesn’t look as though we’ll
Weather

Warm January, cold February?

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From some of the comments I’ve been hearing over the last couple of weeks you would think that January must have been on track to be one of the coldest Januaries ever. It seems as if one week of really cold weather has created one horribly cold winter! I guess everyone has already forgotten about
Cereals, Crops, Weather

The rains that come are never enough as U.S. drought persists

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Recent rains have brought some relief to Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas, but the U.S. Plains remains tightly gripped by severe drought. The worst-hit areas remain in sad shape, said Brian Fuchs, climatologist at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. “We’re still looking at significant precipitation deficits,” Fuchs said. “We really haven’t seen anything that has changed the
Weather

Record warmth the top story for 2012

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Over the last few issues we’ve looked at the top weather stories from around the world in 2012. In this issue it’s time to zoom in on Canada and see what the top weather stories were this past year. Environment Canada creates a list of the top weather stories each year along with a list
News, Weather

Expert says climate change will alter the Prairies

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University of Winnipeg geography professor predicts Manitoba climate will be more like Nebraska’s 
within a few decades, including weeks of plus 30 C summer days

Hurricane Sandy and the devastating Midwest drought have convinced many Americans that climate change is real, and Prairie residents may soon have reason to feel likewise, says a University of Winnipeg geography professor. “We are in climate change central in this part of North America,” Danny Blair said in a recent presentation at Ag Days.
Weather

Seasonable weather returns

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Once again Mother Nature played her own game last week, as the weak system that was forecast to hit southwestern Manitoba last Thursday ended up being stronger and farther north than anticipated. This brought a good five to 10 centimetres of snow to much of southern and central Manitoba late last week. As predicted, the
Crops, Weather

Impact of climate change hitting home, U.S. report finds

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Reuters / The consequences of climate change are now hitting the United States on several fronts, including health, infrastructure, water supply, agriculture and especially more frequent severe weather, a congressionally mandated study has concluded. A draft of the U.S. National Climate Assessment, released Jan. 11, said observable change to the climate in the past half-century
Weather

First big cold snap in two years

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Last week’s forecast played out pretty much as expected. The only problem was that the two storm systems ended up being a little stronger than expected. It definitely feels like winter, as we are experiencing the first significant cold snap in almost two years. A fairly strong ridge of high pressure remains in place over

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