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Summer in March: “one the most extreme meteorological events in U.S. history”

by on 19. Mar, 2012 in Uncategorized

Each year, when the list of coldest U.S. cities is compiled, International Falls, Minnesota regularly winds up at the top of the list, earning its title as “Icebox of the Nation”. The city once hit -55°F (on January 6, 1909), and takes pride in the distinction of being the coldest city in the U.S., having [...]

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Iowa now warmer, wetter, and flooding

by on 15. Jan, 2011 in Uncategorized

Climate change already is affecting the daily lives of Iowans and will do so more profoundly in the future, according to a report commissioned by the Iowa Legislature. The effects of the changing climate can readily be seen on the farm, the report says, including: >> The growing season is longer, so farmers are planting [...]

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Warming maturing Indian wheat crops too quickly

by on 06. Dec, 2010 in Uncategorized

Returning from northern India, agricultural scientist Andrew Jarvis said wheat farmers there were finding warming was maturing their crops too quickly. “The temperatures are high and they’re getting reduced yields,” Jarvis, of the Colombia-based International Center for Tropical Agriculture, told reporters last month.