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Use LIDAR For Flood Control, Province Told

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Manitoba’s Chambers of Commerce wants the provincial government to go “light” on floods. The Manitoba Chambers of Commerce is asking the province to use Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) to help control flooding in the Red River Valley and Assiniboine River basins. LIDAR is an optical remote sensing technology which accurately measures the distance to
Crops

Rains Partly Relieve Drought In Southern U.S.

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Recent rains brought some relief to the drought-ravaged southern U.S. Plains, though parts of Texas saw the worst of the drought actually expand, a report from U.S. climatologists said May 19. Texas, suffering its longest dry spell on record, saw the highest level of drought – dubbed “exceptional” by climatologists – move from 47.56 per
Livestock, Weather

Sweeping Flood Aid Announced For Livestock Producers

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Although the details are still being worked out, the Manitoba Beef Producers (MBP) is welcoming the compensation the province is offering livestock producers affected by flooding and blizzards this spring as a “meaningful recovery package.” “MBP commends the province for the leadership it is providing at the provincial level with the announcement of special aid
Opinion

Why Some Floods Last Longer

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We’re getting used to more frequent floods in the Red River basin. But, now, in some parts of the basin, we’re also faced with flood waters staying around longer. They call it “duration.” We can understand high waters at the peak of a flood. But it’s getting to be weeks now, and waters are still
News, Weather

Why Hoop And Holler Site Was Chosen

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Once only known to locals as a former destination for some whooping and hollering, this oxbow is now a national icon as the place where flood fighters tried something never done before in this province. Choosing this site for a deliberate breach makes sense despite the protests of local farmers that it will affect highly
Cereals, Crops

Massive Crop Losses Feared In U.S. South

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The worst drought in more than 40 years has intensified across Texas with high winds and heat causing “massive crop losses,” and with little relief in sight, according to weather experts April 28. A report released from a consortium of national climate experts, dubbed the Drought Monitor, said drought worsened along the Texas border with
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Wetland Drainage Increases Spring Flooding, Research Shows

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It’s a long way from Broughton’s Creek in southwestern Manitoba to Lake Winnipeg smack in the middle of the province. But to Pascal Badiou there is a relationship between this tiny rivulet in Prairie pothole country and the condition of one of Canada’s largest freshwater lakes. There’s also a connection between the history of the
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Climate Change To Hit American West

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Climate change could cut water flow in some of the American West’s biggest river basins – including the Rio Grande and the Colorado – by up to 20 per cent this century, the Interior Department reported April 25. This steep drop in stream flow is projected for parts of the U.S. West that have seen
Cereals, News, Weather

Rain And Snow Extend Flooding In Manitoba

An unwelcome weekend storm which swept across the province will prolong Manitoba’s most widespread spring flooding on record, officials say. Rain and snow driven by high winds were general throughout much of Manitoba. The heaviest precipitation occurred in the Duck Mountain region northwest of Dauphin where up to 50 cm of snow fell. Between 20
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WEBs II Funding Announced

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The impact farming has on water quality and ways to mitigate it will continue to be studied in Manitoba thanks to $1.8 million in new funding under the federal government’s Watershed Evaluation of Beneficial Management Practices (WEBs) project. “The WEBs program is really about efficiency,” Les McEwan, president of the Deerwood Soil and Water Management

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