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April Snowstorms Bring May Drought Relief
2013-04-26 04:39:00| Beef
Its way too early to say any long-term trends are firmly entrenched. I may look back at this week as merely an anomaly, but it sure has been fun to wake up with snow on the ground, boxed-beef prices rising, cattle prices moving higher, and corn prices moving lower. My View From The Country read more
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From Heat Wave to Snowstorms, March Goes to Extremes
2013-03-19 22:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: What a difference a year makes. Last March, the U.S. was basking in a heat wave that drove temperatures into the 70s all the way to the Canadian border, as winter snows rapidly retreated and flowers bloomed. Unaware of the devastating drought to follow, the warmth prompted farmers all across the nation to plant their crops several weeks early, and a record corn harvest was predicted. Forecast sea level pressure departures from average from the GFS computer model. This shows the large area of...