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Time To Think About Severe Weather

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Last issue we began our look into severe weather and ended our discussion by introducing tornadoes. Over the last week there have been several outbreaks of severe weather over central and eastern parts of the U.S., with dozens of tornadoes reported and nearly 50 people killed. While this is still well to our south, it
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Forecast – for Apr. 14, 2011

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After a fairly warm start to the week it looks like we will cool down once again to continue what’s turning out to be a cooler-than-average April. Arctic high pressure will slowly slide southward behind an area of low pressure which is forecast to move through north-central Manitoba during the middle of the week. This
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Severe Weather Season About To Begin

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In trying to decide what weather tidbit we should look at this week, I hummed and hawed about the ongoing flooding, but decided the regular news is covering that topic nicely. So far this spring has been fairly uneventful, with little in the way of unusual weather. It hasn’t been overly cold and it definitely
Livestock

New Diets For Cows, Sheep Could Cut Emissions

New diets for cows and sheep could reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, research funded by the British government’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) shows. Feeding the animals maize silage, naked oats and higher-sugar grasses could reduce the amount of methane they produce, the study by Reading University and the Institute of Biological,
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Forecast – for Apr. 7, 2011

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Last week’s forecast didn’t come out exactly as I thought it would, but looking back, the biggest problem was with the timing of the weather systems. The storm system forecast to hit our region early this week ended up moving in a little early, bringing some significant rain and snow to southern regions. This week
Weather

Continued Cool Weather Ahead?

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Ayear ago at this time we had just gone through one of the nicest, warmest Marches in recent memory. Everyone was worried about the dry conditions and there was plenty of talk about possible drought conditions for the upcoming growing season. This year, our weather story has taken a full 180-degree turn. This March was
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Flood Risk General Throughout Manitoba

Seldom in recent memory has Manitoba faced the possibility of a spring flood on so many fronts. The flood potential is high on most of the province’s major rivers and tributaries, Manitoba Water Stewardship warns. The main concern is the Red River, where officials expect a flood slightly above 2009 levels with favourable weather. Unfavourable
Weather

Forecast – for Mar. 31, 2011

Cool high pressure that brought plenty of sunshine and cool temperatures to our region over the last week or so looks as if it will begin to weaken and move off to the East around the middle of this week. This will have two effects on our weather. First we will see temperatures warm up
Weather

When Should We Expect The Snow To Melt? – for Mar. 31, 2011

The quest ion of when spring is supposed to start seems to crop up in agricultural Manitoba every time we still have a good covering of snow on the ground and it’s getting late into March. This year is no exception. A few years ago I looked into this question, and with what appeared to
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Forecast – for Mar. 24, 2011

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Another tough forecast, at least to start this forecast period. One of the big weather-makers to affect this forecast period will be just winding up on Wednesday. As a number of you know, I have to complete this forecast on Monday in order to meet the newspaper’s publishing deadline. As I write this there is

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