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Heat wave Harry?

As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives

By Laurie Goering August 19, 2020

Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as for hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts say. “People do not understand this risk and we need to change that,” said Kathy Baughman

Weather, Weather Vane

Weather: The hottest Manitoba summers

There isn’t a clear-cut definition of what makes a heat wave

By Daniel Bezte August 13, 2020

For the first time in a while, I am going off grid and enjoying the great outdoors. So, this time around I am digging back and refreshing an older article about the warmest Manitoba summers. So far this year, using Winnipeg as a data point, we have the beginnings of a hot summer, but August

Crops, Markets

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

By GFM Network News July 19, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — Chicago corn and soybean futures settled up on Friday as investors weighed trade talks between the United States and China and expected cooler U.S. weather against uncertainty over acreage levels following a rain-soaked spring. Some analysts said there may be some technical buying pushing up futures, especially soybeans. They also looked

Crops, Markets, Weather

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

By GFM Network News, Tom Polansek July 12, 2019

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. corn futures exceeded a three-week high on Friday and soybeans advanced as forecasts for a heat wave fuelled concerns about potential damage to crops growing in farmers’ fields. Traders focused on worries about hot, dry conditions after heavy rains and flooding caused unprecedented delays in corn planting this spring. The

Weather, Weather Vane

A warm summer, but not record breaking

Was this summer the warmest in recent memory? Well, that depends how you define ‘summer’

By Daniel Bezte September 6, 2018

Well, summer is now officially over, so it is time to look back at the weather numbers and see just how warm and dry this summer has been. From a climatic or meteorological view, summer is three months long and encompasses the months of June, July and August. Just like winter, summer can be stretched

These sunflowers appear to have thrived during the recent heat wave.

Weather

A record-breaking heat wave

It’s not yet clear whether we’re done with these summer hot spells

By Daniel Bezte August 21, 2018

In the last article we began discussing summer temperatures across the Prairies, and the warm/hot daytime high temperatures we’ve seen since mid-May. It seems like Mother Nature decided to pipe in by bringing one heck of a record-breaking heat wave to the southern and central Prairies from Aug. 10 to 12. Just what brought the

Crops, Pulses, Weather

Pulse weekly outlook: Heat blast threatens chickpea yields

By Dave Sims, GFM Network News August 14, 2018

CNS Canada — Temperatures as high as 38 C were recorded in the western Prairies over the weekend — and with that heat comes questions about crop impact. Lentils and peas are far enough along that the recent heat wave is unlikely to affect them from a yield perspective, according to Carl Potts of Saskatchewan

Weather, Weather Vane

Forecast: The summer of 2018 so far

Let’s take a look at how the weather numbers are  adding up in this atypical season

By Daniel Bezte August 9, 2018

It’s been an interesting summer so far across the Prairies. After a very cold start to spring, summer moved in early, with temperatures across all three Prairie provinces soaring to well-above-average values in May. The question then became whether we’d see the warm temperatures continue into summer or would we see a return of the

Crops

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

By GFM Network News, Michael Hogan, Polina Devitt, Sybille De La Hamaide August 2, 2018

Paris | Moscow | Hamburg | Reuters – Searing heat has devastated wheat fields across northern Europe while a combination of dry conditions and extreme rain in the Black Sea have hit output estimates, with prices soaring on fears of further crop damage. Evidence of serious harm to crops is growing as harvesting heads north in

Weather

The difference between heat waves and hot spells

Mid-June this year has definitely met the temperature criteria for a heat wave

By Daniel Bezte July 4, 2018

It has been pretty hot across a large portion of the Prairies over the last month or so. After a cold start to April, temperatures began to heat up, with May coming in well above average across all three Prairie provinces. The recorded daily temperatures during May and until June 24 show most locations have

Britain to protect pork pies, whisky with new scheme after EU exit

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots booking for winter underpin bids

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Britain to protect pork pies, whisky with new scheme after EU exit

U.S. livestock: Hog futures fall for third day in a row

Feed weekly outlook: Feedlots booking for winter underpin bids

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Heat wave Harry?

Weather: The hottest Manitoba summers

U.S. grains: Corn, soy gain as market wrestles with export, crop prospects

U.S. grains: Corn tops three-week high on heat wave

A warm summer, but not record breaking

A record-breaking heat wave

Pulse weekly outlook: Heat blast threatens chickpea yields

Forecast: The summer of 2018 so far

Heatwave ravages European fields, sending wheat prices soaring

The difference between heat waves and hot spells

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