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Why agriculture is Canada’s energy ace
The sector should be getting more play in our country's quest for renewable energy
June winds add to risk of bacterial blight
Some bean, oat, pea crops in Manitoba showing bacterial infections Add bacterial blight to the problems Manitoba producers are fighting this year. Agronomists have noted blight issues in a number of crops, such as oats, dry beans, and some concern in peas, according to provincial crop pathologist David Kaminski. Why it matters: Producers misdiagnosing bacterial
Watches, warnings, wind and tornadoes
June, July and August are the peak months for tornadoes in Canada In the last issue I said we would continue our look at severe summer weather by looking at wind. Most of the time when we talk or worry about high winds, those winds are associated with thunderstorms. So, in this issue we will
Weather school: A last look at tornadoes
The weather computer has called for 'kite-flying weather' nearly every day lately
As we move into summer across Manitoba, thunderstorms and, in particular, severe thunderstorms have begun to rear their ugly heads. This week we’ll look at tornadoes, but instead of me rambling on and giving you a technical breakdown of tornadoes — how they form, what to look for, safety, et cetera — I am going to use a series of amazing
Weather school: General atmospheric circulation
Our planet’s rotation sets up a much more complex pattern of worldwide winds
Before wrapping up our weather school look at winds and working our way into general atmospheric circulation, I figured I should try to give a quick explanation of what has been driving our recent bout of cold weather. The jet stream — a narrow band of rapidly flowing air in the upper atmosphere, which usually
Weather school: Continuing our look at wind
Anything flowing over the Earth deflects off a straight path due to the planet’s rotation
Before forcing our way into our next weather school topic, here is a quick look at global temperatures for April. As we all know, April across central North America was not warm, but globally it was another very warm month. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, this April came in tied with April 2016
VIDEO: Wind gusts whip across Manitoba
Wind gusts in southern Manitoba reached as high as 90 km/h during the day on Oct. 18, 2017. By evening, Environment Canada had lifted most of its wind warnings, but wind gusts were still being recorded at over 50 km/h in some areas of southern Manitoba. Video clips: Alexis Stockford and Greg Berg
Instability and vorticity: The ingredients that make a tornado
Since they can’t get inside to measure, scientists aren’t completely sure how funnel clouds and tornadoes form
So far this month weather conditions have been fairly good for thunderstorms to develop with plenty of warm, humid air around. This week, we’ll continue our look at severe thunderstorms, and specifically, the most deadly part — tornadoes. What are tornadoes and how do they form? A classic definition of a tornado is a violently
Severe versus air mass thunderstorms
So far in our look at severe thunderstorms we’ve looked at the three main severe weather threats: heavy rain, hail, and wind or tornadoes. What we haven’t discussed or looked at is why do some thunderstorms become severe while others do not, and how can you tell if a thunderstorm moving towards you is going
The ingredients of a tornado
After a fairly cool spring with few if any thunderstorms, summer has started to make headway into the Prairies over the last few weeks. In some years summers come and go with only the odd thundershower and maybe one big thunderstorm, but in other years every storm that comes along seems to bring severe weather.
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