A hotter atmosphere means more capacity to hold water, as rainfall events on the Prairies in September 2024 demonstrate.
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The drivers of extreme rainfall
A hotter atmosphere means more capacity to hold water, as recent events demonstrate
Rainfall and a warming planet
What a changing atmosphere means for extreme rain events
What a climate change means for extreme rain events on the Prairies
What causes heavy rainfall on the Prairies?
Several factors can contribute to heavy rainfall events
Several factors must come together for an extreme rainfall event to occur. Sometimes you need more than one factor and other times, if the factor is strong enough, you just need one.
Bean crops take yield hit
Lack of summer rains lowered early harvest soybean and dry bean yields, judging by the first beans to hit the bin
HARVEST Lack of summer rains lowered early harvest soybean and dry bean yields, judging by the first beans to hit the bin
Acres are up but yields are trending down for soybeans and dry beans across the province this year, according to Manitoba Agriculture pulse specialist Dennis Lange. “The key word this year is variability,” he said. “It all depends on when you got that rain, or if you got that rain. “If you got that rain, generally, harvest
Ag losses likely to top US$1B after Chile rains
Reuters — Heavy rains in Chile’s central south farming region in mid-August may have caused at least US$1 billion in losses, according to estimates by authorities and the industry. Extreme weather conditions led the government to declare a state of catastrophe last week as dangerous rains pounded isolated communities and killed at least three people.
The factors that contribute to heavy rainfall
Storms are a fact of summer life — but what makes a heavy rainstorm?
Last time we started our look at one of the last severe summer weather events, extreme rainfall. I looked back at the weather articles I have written over the last 20 years, and I only found one other article that talked about the causes for extreme rainfalls and that was back in 2015. So, I
At Ag in Motion: Exhibitors ready after rainy first day
Wednesday typically AiM's most popular day
The sun is shining, exhibitors are ready and the grounds are prepared for a traditionally-busy second day of the Ag in Motion show near Langham, Sask. Opening day saw the clouds roll in and the skies open up, but few were complaining about the much-needed moisture that rolled through much of Western Canada on Tuesday.
Late Indian monsoon to start in next two days
The monsoon is vital to the country's agricultural production
MarketsFarm – The onset of India’s annual southwest monsoon, which is vital to the country’s agricultural production, is expected to hit the southern state of Kerala within the next 48 hours, according to an update from the India Meteorological Department. The persistence of westerly winds over the Arabian Sea, the increased depth of those westerly
Rain needed for soybeans, other southern Manitoba crops
Seeded soybeans projected to be up more than 40 million acres from 2022
MarketsFarm – When Toban Dyck started to plant his 600-plus acres of soybeans this year, the soil in the Winkler, Man. area had pretty decent moisture content. But following the combination of hot temperatures and strong winds with little rainfall in May, precipitation is now much needed. “There’s still a little bit of moisture there.
Rain, drought highlight different growing areas
Eastern Prairies to see improved rains
MarketsFarm — Depending on which region you’re in, you could be stuck in a severe drought or facing rains that will help alleviate that dryness or push back when fields should be dry enough to begin spring planting. That’s the assessment from Drew Lerner, president and senior agricultural meteorologist at World Weather Inc. at Overland
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