Regional News Russian sources indicate the country plans to extend the Black Sea grain export corridor agreement for another 60 days starting 18 May 2023. The EU Parliament has extended duty-free trade with Ukraine for another year starting 6 June 2023. Drought remains a major concern for Spain although recent rains have offered some slight relief. Last week’s rains were helpful, but the region has still received some 30 mm less rain than average for April-May. Crop production expectations continue to be revised lower and the country’s feed imports will be large for the coming year. Unfortunately, the latest weather model runs do not offer much hope for relief for Spain in the coming weeks. Forecasts for th...
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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.