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Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Freezing Rain…

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Sometimes you just have to seize a teachable moment and take a break from the normal routine of a class, and this week looks to be just that week. While I’m not sure just what will happen with the storm system that is to move through southern and central Manitoba the first two to four
Cereals, Crops, News

China declares emergency as drought bites

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China has declared an emergency over a drought which could damage the important wheat crop, threatening further hardship for farmers amid slumping economic growth. The dry winter gripping parts of central and northern China sent Zhengzhou wheat futures up five per cent last week but physical prices have not moved, with most investors confident the
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La Nina seen gradually weakening in 2009

The La Nina weather anomaly will persist into the spring of 2009 but should gradually weaken during that period, the U. S. Climate Prediction Center said on Feb. 5. In a monthly update, the CPC said “a majority of the model forecasts… indicate a gradual weakening of La Nina through February-April 2009, with an eventual
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Issued: Monday, February 2, 2009 Covering: February 4 –February 11

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Last week’s forecast turned out pretty good, so let’s hope this week’s forecast fares just as well. It looks like my gut feeling about cold weather to start the week was correct, but fortunately, it doesn’t look like this cold weather will stick around. By Wednesday a strong area of low pressure will cross through
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We See A Warm-Upthis Month?

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Well, it’s probably no surprise to anyone that January ended up being colder than average right across agricultural Manitoba. The coldest temperatures for the month were recorded in the Winnipeg area, with a mean monthly temperature of around -20C; Brandon was a little milder at -19.5C and Dauphin was the “hot spot” with a mean
News, Oilseeds

Argentina declares drought emergency

Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez has declared an agricultural emergency in areas affected by the worst drought to hit the country in four decades. The state of emergency will allow farmers in affected areas to defer some tax payments for one year, Fernandez said Jan. 26. Argentina, a leading world producer of soy, corn, wheat and
Weather

General atmospheric circulation

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After the last couple of weather school lessons on wind, we now have a basic understanding of what drives our winds. With this knowledge we are now ready to take this information and start piecing together the bigger picture of global winds, or what is referred to as general atmospheric circulation. We now know that
Weather

Gravity, pressure, Coriolis, friction = wind

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The bigger the difference between areas of high and low pressure, the faster the air will move between them. Most public schools get a couple of weeks off over Christmas and some private schools will give three weeks, but here at Weather School we’re so nice that we give over six weeks of holidays from
News, Weather

Warm and dry or cold and wet in 2009?

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As we begin a new year, instead of looking back at what the weather was like during 2008, let us peer into the “weatherperson’s” crystal ball and see what the weather might have in store for us in 2009. To do this I usually rely on four different long-range weather forecasts: Environment Canada (EC), the
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La Nina could ease Australian drought

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Australia’s drought-hit farmlands may see vital summer rains from a La Nina system that could develop next year, bringing relief after a year of sweltering temperatures above the global average, scientists said on Wednesday. Australia’s Bureau of Meteorology said farms in the wheat belt of southern Queensland and northern New South Wales states had a

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