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Stormy weather boosts newly planted U.S. corn crop
2013-06-26 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Thunderstorms that brought significant rainfall to the northern U.S. Midwest early this week, accompanied by warm temperatures, bolstered growth prospects for recently planted corn and soybean crops, an agricultural meteorologist said on Wednesday. "There will be additional showers into the weekend in the central and southwest Midwest and heavier rains are expected in the east," said Joel Widenor, meteorologist for Commodity Weather Group. Drier weather next week in the north will also help ensure...
High hurricane threat stands to test an already stormy Congress
2013-05-24 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Scientists are expecting twice as many hurricanes as normal in a looming storm season that stands to stoke political tensions over the cost of disasters months after Congress opened the vault to pay for Superstorm Sandy. The season beginning June 1 has a 70 percent chance of producing seven to 11 hurricanes, of which three to six could be Category 3 or higher with winds of at least 111 miles an hour, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced yesterday. The...
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