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Post by Ratty on Jun 23, 2019 22:25:51 GMT
Going on vacation next week in Dillon, Colorado. As I write this it is snowing there now. On June 23rd... I realize it is Colorado but it may be a harbinger of a late spring/early fall Dillon is known for its many eateries and micro-breweries.
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Post by glennkoks on Jun 24, 2019 14:49:48 GMT
Going on vacation next week in Dillon, Colorado. As I write this it is snowing there now. On June 23rd... I realize it is Colorado but it may be a harbinger of a late spring/early fall Dillon is known for its many eateries and micro-breweries. I have heard about Dillon's micro breweries and I plan on visiting my share. Summit County in general boasts a large number of microbreweries. I won't even have to keep my beer in the fridge!
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Post by nautonnier on Jul 5, 2019 2:33:21 GMT
"Amid all the talk of an imminent planetary catastrophe caused by emissions of carbon dioxide, another fact is often ignored: global greening is happening faster than climate change. The amount of vegetation growing on the earth has been increasing every year for at least 30 years. The evidence comes from the growth rate of plants and from satellite data. In 2016 a paper was published by 32 authors from 24 institutions in eight countries that analysed satellite data and concluded that there had been a roughly 14% increase in green vegetation over 30 years. The study attributed 70% of this increase to the extra carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. The lead author on the study, Zaichun Zhu of Beijing University, says this is equivalent to adding a new continent of green vegetation twice the size of the mainland United States. Global greening has affected all ecosystems – from arctic tundra to coral reefs to plankton to tropical rain forests – but shows up most strongly in arid places like the Sahel region of Africa, where desertification has largely now reversed. This is because plants lose less water in the process of absorbing carbon dioxide if the concentration of carbon dioxide is higher. Ecosystems and farms will be less water-stressed at the end of this century than they are today during periods of low rainfall."More at: www.thegwpf.com/matt-ridley-rejoice-in-the-lush-global-greening/
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 9, 2019 18:47:06 GMT
No good reason why this has happened. The mite yes, but that has been around forever. Pesticides? No clear link at all.
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Post by phydeaux2363 on Jul 9, 2019 19:06:38 GMT
Does driving them around the country to different habitats have an effect? In my gut I think it would. Have there been any studies of this?
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Post by sigurdur on Jul 10, 2019 0:05:02 GMT
Does driving them around the country to different habitats have an effect? In my gut I think it would. Have there been any studies of this? Not that I am aware off.
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Post by missouriboy on Jul 10, 2019 8:25:36 GMT
Does driving them around the country to different habitats have an effect? In my gut I think it would. Have there been any studies of this? Not that I am aware off. Could Changes in solar EMR affect them? Beezap.
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Post by Ratty on Jul 10, 2019 9:46:46 GMT
Could Changes in solar EMR affect them? Beezap. Subject for some much needed research?
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 9, 2019 10:05:17 GMT
"“Meridional Jet Stream” Upsets Europe’s Apple –and Pear– Cart
Europe is forecasting a sharp reduction to its apple and pear crop this season after a long-lasting spell of Spring cold followed by a brief (but much-documented) burst of July heat dealt production regions something of a one-two punch — yet another example of the Swings between Extremes brought on by a wavy jet stream, which itself is associated with historically low solar activity. Apple production within the EU has been set at 10.5 million metric tons (MT) this year — a 20% drop compared to last year’s record-high figure, and an 8% reduction compared to the average of the previous three years, according to the World Apple and Pear Associated (WAPA). While the Unions pear crop is forecast to reach just two million MT, a year-on-year decrease of 14%. This season’s severe reduction has been influenced by several factors, says WAPA. The most significant being the weather, it explains: Crops were affected by a cold and wet April and May, a late and severe frost, and then an intense heatwave in July. In addition, crops also consistently experienced abrupt changes in temperature, as well as low blossoming."electroverse.net/meridional-jet-stream-upsets-europes-apple-and-pear-cart/
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Post by nautonnier on Aug 13, 2019 11:15:37 GMT
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Post by walnut on Aug 15, 2019 12:15:18 GMT
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Post by missouriboy on Aug 15, 2019 13:42:11 GMT
Up 17 million more or less over last year. But what percentage of the total does this amount to. There are reports that I could piece together (zipped files, download, mess with, expend a day). Has anyone found a good comparable general summary stat? Iowa State Univ. has a good site. Shows cropland changes ... statistical and spatial. At 2.47 hectares per acre, the latest total are ~320 million acres. If this is comparable, then 19 million unplanted acres amounts to about 6%. Of course, those are likely to be a subset of the most productive acres.
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Post by walnut on Aug 15, 2019 14:38:15 GMT
6% of the most productive acres is probably significant, but especially if this is a repeating weather /climate trend and something like this happens again next year. Up 17 million more or less over last year. But what percentage of the total does this amount to. There are reports that I could piece together (zipped files, download, mess with, expend a day). Has anyone found a good comparable general summary stat? Iowa State Univ. has a good site. Shows cropland changes ... statistical and spatial. At 2.47 hectares per acre, the latest total are ~320 million acres. If this is comparable, then 19 million unplanted acres amounts to about 6%. Of course, those are likely to be a subset of the most productive acres.
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Post by missouriboy on Aug 15, 2019 15:54:22 GMT
And of course, unplanted does not include reduction in yield from planted acres.
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Post by Ratty on Aug 15, 2019 21:31:49 GMT
Australian crop reportExcerpts: Winter crop production in 2019–20 is forecast to be 36.4 million tonnes, a rise of around 20% from the 2018–19 crop that was adversely affected by frosts and drier than average seasonal conditions in many cropping regions, especially outside of Western Australia.
The forecast 2019–20 crop will be around 10% below the 10 year average production to 2018–19.
Total Australian summer crop production is estimated to have fallen by 35% to 2.6 million tonnes in 2018–19, driven by falls in production of cotton and rice.Australian cropping land use:
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