Drought in Minnesota: Mixed Blessing for Farmers as Rain Damages Apple Harvest

Drought in Minnesota: Mixed Blessing for Farmers as Rain Damages Apple Harvest

DUNDAS, Minn. — The rain this weekend would’ve been helpful for Minnesota’s farmers during our drought-filled summer, but now it’s a bit of a mixed blessing. Nate Watters, the co-owner of Keepsake Cidery in Dundas in Rice County, says it waterlogged some of his apples as they begin picking. Heavy rain also can prevent picking … Read more

Drying Up: Rising Temperatures and Drought Threaten Turkey’s Lake Van and Other Lakes Worldwide

Drying Up: Rising Temperatures and Drought Threaten Turkey’s Lake Van and Other Lakes Worldwide

Bones of starved birds. Ilyas Akengin/Getty Images Lake Van in Turkey is drying up due to rising temperatures and drought. Low water levels have exposed foul-smelling, polluted mud, killing large numbers of birds. This is just the beginning of the lake’s troubles, a local university professor told AFP news agency. Lake Van, Turkey’s largest lake … Read more

Exploring the Surprising Rainfall in Central South Kerala: A Result of Cyclone Formation and Monsoon Strengthening

Exploring the Surprising Rainfall in Central South Kerala: A Result of Cyclone Formation and Monsoon Strengthening

Rain continues in Central South Kerala. Thunderstorms occurred at many places in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam districts. Meteorologists have described last month as the driest August on record. But as the culmination of the monsoon season, the rains have already started in early September. How did the possibility of rain emerge … Read more

Unusual Rainfall Patterns and Records in Kerala

Unusual Rainfall Patterns and Records in Kerala

Rain continues in Central South Kerala. Thunderstorms occurred at many places in Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Pathanamthitta, Alappuzha, Kottayam, Idukki and Ernakulam districts. Meteorologists have described last month as the driest August on record. But as the culmination of the monsoon season, the rains have already started in early September. How did the possibility of rain emerge … Read more

Drought in León Doubles Agroseguro’s Compensation to 5.8 Million Euros

Drought in León Doubles Agroseguro’s Compensation to 5.8 Million Euros

armando medin The province of León has already doubled this year Agroseguro’s compensation for the drought with 5.8 million euros, compared to the 2.38 it paid in the entire previous campaign. The compensations in the province of León for the damages registered in dryland arable crops (winter cereal, legumes and oilseeds) amount to 5.80 million … Read more

PWN’s Innovative Water Storage Solution to Ensure Future Drinking Water Supply

PWN’s Innovative Water Storage Solution to Ensure Future Drinking Water Supply

Drinking water company PWNThe test setup at the pumping station in Hoorn In association with NH News NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 12:22 In the municipality of Hoorn, drinking water company PWN has succeeded in retaining and recovering one billion liters of drinking water in an underground reservoir. With the water storage, the company is investigating whether sufficient … Read more

The Warmest and Driest April in 62 Years: Climate Balance and Drought in April 2023

The Warmest and Driest April in 62 Years: Climate Balance and Drought in April 2023

The warmest and driest April in the last 62 yearsAxel Alvarez The Meteorology Statal Agency (AEMET), dependent on the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and the Demographic Challengehas published its climate balance for the month of April 2023. It has been the warmest month of April since the beginning of the series in 1961, having … Read more

Ministry of Emergency Situations reminds about safety rules near reservoirs in hot weather | Society

Ministry of Emergency Situations reminds about safety rules near reservoirs in hot weather |  Society

Belarusians expect hot weather next weekend: the temperature in some areas will exceed +30°С. IN Ministry of Emergency Situations reminded the basic safety rules for those who are going to relax by the water. So, the department noted that you should swim in specially designated places where lifeguards are on duty. Under no circumstances should … Read more

Current Precipitation Deficiency in the Netherlands and its Impacts on Water Resources

Current Precipitation Deficiency in the Netherlands and its Impacts on Water Resources

20 July 2023 at 05:12 While many countries suffer from extreme weather conditions, the Netherlands remains cool and relatively wet. Reason for cautious optimism, experts say to NU.nl. But there is still no question of a drought-free summer. The weather in the Netherlands has been changeable for some time now: it is sunny, not very … Read more

Cities take precautions as riots loom on national holiday: Fireworks and festivities cancelled

Cities take precautions as riots loom on national holiday: Fireworks and festivities cancelled

Cities fear a resurgence of riots on the occasion of the national holiday. NDABCREATIVITY / stock.adobe.com Several municipalities have announced that they are breaking with the tradition of balls or fireworks. Will July 14 be a day of celebration everywhere in France? Several municipalities have already announced the cancellation of the fireworks, or even all … Read more