Weather happenings around the world

Ithought I would take a break from our look at severe summer weather and take a little bit of time to hit on a few other weather stories that have been taking place locally and around the world. First of all, for us, comes the biggest weather story: what the heck is going on with

Ice conditions difficult to predict

The tale of two fishermen whose truck broke through Lake Winnipeg ice is a reminder to take proper precautions before venturing out onto lakes this winter, a University of Manitoba researcher says. The two men, aged 51 and 54, survived their ordeal Jan. 11 but Gordon Giesbrecht, a researcher who specializes in cold weather survival,


The tale of two fishermen whose truck broke through Lake Winnipeg ice is a reminder to take proper precautions before venturing out onto lakes this winter, a University of Manitoba researcher says. The two men, aged 51 and 54, survived their ordeal Jan. 11 but Gordon Giesbrecht, a researcher who specializes in cold weather survival,

Preparing Flooded Buildings For Winter

NDSU Agriculture Communication Winter will arrive before we know it, and some people with flooded homes should carry out procedures to avoid further damage if they will not be rebuilding before winter. Very wet soils will expand when water in the soil freezes, said Ken Hellevang, North Dakota State University Extension Service agricultural engineer and


Record-Low Ice Volume In Arctic

With beautiful fall weather firmly in place across pretty much all of Western Canada, the question for me is, exactly what should I discuss in this week s weather article? We ve already discussed just what Indian summer is, we have taken a look back at the summer of 2011, and we ve looked ahead

Warm July Globally, And Low Sea Ice

The global temperature numbers have been crunched for the month of July and depending on who crunched the data, July was somewhere between the third and sixth warmest on record. Land-based observations had July as the fifth warmest on record, while ocean-based observations had that region as the 11th warmest July on record. Combining the


Arctic Sea Ice At Record Low

I’ll have to admit the biggest request for weather articles lately has been related to all of the rain that some regions have seen over the last few months. If you are one of those people waiting to see just how much rain fell and how it compares to past years, I’m afraid you will

Possible Change In Weather Pattern

I’m going to start off this week’s article with a quick look at global weather records and patterns so far this year. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the first nine months of 2010 have been the warmest ever recorded. If this pattern keeps up, 2010 will go down as the warmest


Arctic Ice And Record-Warm March

The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a B. A. (Hon.) in geography, specializing in climatology, from the University of Winnipeg. Daniel has taught university-level classes in climate and weather and currently operates a computerized weather station at his home near Birds Hill Park, on 10 acres he plans

The Changing Arctic, Part 5

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