Whole-systems analysis needed

Laura Rance’s column “Publicity stunt or junk science?” in the Oct. 30 Manitoba Co-operator raises a point about catchy headlines versus the central message. The National Centre for Livestock and the Environment (NCLE) is a team of research scientists dedicated to strengthening the environmental sustainability of animal production systems. Through sound and thorough scientific investigations,

Who minds the Red’s flow in drought years?

Recent rains here in the Red River Basin have had many of us worrying about getting crops off the fields, and certainly not about drought. But history in the basin promises us that drought, to some degree or another, will indeed be part of our experience here. Are we prepared for it? According to a


First Midwest snow complicates remaining harvest

U. S. Midwest farmers who still have corn in their fields got a grim reminder last week that their harvest window was closing fast as the first snowfall of the season fell on parts of the western corn belt Nov. 7. Storms that dropped one to three inches of snow on parts of Iowa and

Issued: Monday, November 10, 2008 Covering: November 12 –19

The weather page is prepared by Daniel Bezte. Dan has a BA Honours degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from the U of W. He has taught climate and weather classes at the U of W, and is a guest climate expert on CJOB’s morning show with Larry Updike. Daniel runs a computerized weather station



Climate variability and Galactic Cosmic Rays

We know from research and simply everyday experience, that cloud cover can have a significant effect on temperature. I promised I would get back to our discussion about solar activity and variability of the climate here on Earth. Some people have been asking me how this fits into the weather lessons series I have been