Regional News Warm, moderately dry conditions were featured across Europe this week with southern parts of the continent receiving better precipitation. The 1-7-day forecast features widespread precipitation for the region, though Southeast Europe will remain in a notable drought. The two-week forecast has better chances for rain across western and northern Europe, which will benefit the French and German crops. With the COVID-19 pandemic all but stopping commercial airline travel, long-range weather forecasts have been less accurate this spring. Therefore, there is little confidence in the 8-14-day outlook. The threat of dryness in Europe remains until actual rains prove otherwise. Drought conditions in the Black Sea region e...
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Kolkwitzia amabilis /kɒlˈkwɪtsiə əˈmæbɪlɪs/,[2] commonly known as beauty bush, is a species of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae. It is the sole species in genus Kolkwitzia.[1] It is a deciduous shrub grown as an ornamental plant. In China, where it originated, the plant is cal...
Gloriosa is a genus of 12 species in the plant family Colchicaceae, and includes the formerly recognised genus Littonia. They are native in tropical and southern Africa to Asia, and naturalised in Australia and the Pacific as well as being widely cultivated.[3] The most common English names are...
The Olympic marmot (Marmota olympus) is a rodent in the squirrel family, Sciuridae. It occurs only in the U.S. state of Washington, at the middle elevations of the Olympic Peninsula. The closest relatives of this species are the hoary marmot and the Vancouver Island marmot. In 2009, it was decl...
From WPI Consulting
Like all marmots
An adult Vancouver Island marmot typically measures 65 to 70 centimetres (26 to 28 in) from the tip of its nose to the tip of its tail.