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Sound Used To Probe Snowpack’s Water Content

AUniversity of Saskatchewan graduate student’s work with sound waves in snow may show farmers how much water is in a given snowpack. Measurements of a snowpack’s properties have usually involved shovelling, which wrecks the snowpack’s layers, prevents measurement at the same site more than once, and also can’t be used to track changes in a
Weather

Issued: Monday, May 11, 2009 Covering: May 13 –May 20

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The weather models had a tough time with the multiple areas of low pressure that brought the cool weather to our region late last week, but they appear to still be correct about a strong storm system to affect our region this week. Low pressure is forecast to push through south-central Manitoba on Wednesday and
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Seeding Delay Concerns Emerge In Western Canada

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Cool temperatures combined with wetter-than-normal weather have caused some concern about seeding delays in Western Canada, but industry participants aren’t pushing the panic button yet. “Right now seeding operations in Western Canada are looking as though they are one week behind,” Mike Jubinville, an analyst with the farmer advisory service ProFarmer Canada said. He indicated
Weather

Issued: Monday, April 6, 2009 Covering: April 8 –April 15

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The active weather pattern of late has meant that several storm systems have developed over the southwestern part of North America and then travelled to the northeast. The net result of all of this has been that we have been stuck in a cool/cold north-to-northeasterly flow, which has kept our temperatures well below average. It
Weather

2009 Continues To Be Cold

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I know I’m a little bit late with our April weather outlook, but sometimes the timing of the forecasts and my deadlines just don’t work out – better late than never! Before we dive into the weather outlook for April and the rest of spring, we need to take our usual look back at last
Weather

Issued: Monday, March 16, 2009 Covering: March 18 –March 25

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As is typical when spring starts to move in, some regions will see plenty of sunshine along with really warm temperatures while other areas are cloudy, foggy and cool. This was the case last weekend as eastern regions saw temperatures soar to nearly 10C under plenty of sunshine and light winds, while western areas had
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California Snow Not Enough To Overcome Drought

California’s mountain snowpack was measured at 80 per cent of normal March 2 despite recent storms, far from enough to ease a prolonged drought that is forcing water rationing in cities and sharp cutbacks in irrigation supplies to farmers, state water officials said. “Although recent storms have added to the snowpack, California remains in a
Weather

2009 Continues To Be Cold And Snowy

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My gut feeling is that we are going to have a March with near-to slightly belowaverage amounts of precipitation. February 2009 turned out to be an unusual month, weather-wise, across agricultural Manitoba. We started off the month like January, with colder-than-a verage conditions, and most people began to resign themselves to the fact that February
Weather

Neither Rain, Nor Snow, Nor Sleet, Nor Freezing Rain…

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Sometimes you just have to seize a teachable moment and take a break from the normal routine of a class, and this week looks to be just that week. While I’m not sure just what will happen with the storm system that is to move through southern and central Manitoba the first two to four

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