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Heat waves emphasize need for retooled climate research

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A major heat wave and drought has sent world grain prices skyrocketing for a second of three summers suggesting it is time to address supply through repurposed climate research. Tackling high food prices among the leading G20 nations has so far bent on fixing demand issues, including grain trading, export bans and the role of
News, Weather

Overnight low of 41 C – yikes!

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With the weather being fairly quiet across much of agricultural Manitoba over the last two or three weeks, I thought this would be a good time to take a look around and see what has been happening weatherwise around the world. First stop is right in our own backyard. While the weather has been fairly
News, Weather

U.S. flood risk low, but droughts, wildfires could continue

Reuters / No area of the United States faces a high risk of major flooding this spring for the first time in four years, but continuing drought across the southern and western parts of the country could lead to wildfires, U.S. government forecasters said March 15. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said in its
News, Other, Weather

Kraft Foods condemns commodity speculation

Strengthening La Nia to grip U.S.

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Hamburg | Reuters – U.S. giant Kraft Foods supports moves to regulate speculation in commodity markets, says a senior executive of its European unit. We hope very much that politicians will make concrete decisions for more transparency and regulation in commodity markets in the G20 s finance ministers group up to the next summit meeting
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In Brief… – for Mar. 24, 2011

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Farmer to Farmer:The Grain Growers of Canada has donated $1,000 to help Japanese farmers cope with the after-effects of the March 11 earthquake and tsunami. “Farmers in Canada have a long history of helping their neighbours in times of trouble and in this case our neighbours are global,” said executive director Richard Phillips, noting Japan
Weather

La Niña And Sunspots

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From a weather and agricultural point, I find this time of year to be the most difficult. Winter is still holding on, but historically we don’t see much in the way of severe weather during the second half of February. Spring is on the horizon, but is still at least three to four weeks away
Crops

2010 Ties For Warmest Year, Emissions To Blame

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Last year tied for the warmest since data started in 1880, capping a decade of record high temperatures that shows mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions are heating the planet, a U.S. agency said. Global surface temperatures in 2010 were 1.12 F (0.62 C) above the 20th century average, tying the record set in 2005, the National
Weather

2010: Record Warmth And Wet Globally

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The Weather Vane is prepared by Daniel Bezte, a teacher by profession with a BA (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 to
Weather

Past Weather Does Not Always Mean Future Weather

Early in September I took a quick look at the kind of weather we might expect this winter. In particular, we examined the phenomenon known as La Nińa or the “anti El Nińo.” La Nińa is a cooling of the equatorial Pacific Ocean and when this occurs it can have an impact on our winter

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