General Comments It seems fitting as we await USDA's yield and production estimates for 2012's drought-stricken corn and soybean crops that the National Weather Service (NWS) should announce that July 2012 in the U.S. was the warmest July on record. NWS said that the average temperature for the 48 contiguous states during this past July was 77.6 degrees Fahrenheit. July 2012 just nosed out July 1936, a Dust Bowl year, by 0.2 degrees. In fact, the first seven months of 2012 have been the warmest first seven months for the lower 48 states on record. Putting the record warmth together with precipitation levels that are far below average for much of the country east of the Rocky Mountains, it is easy to understand why the 2012 drought has be...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Fabiana is a genus of flowering plants in the nightshade family, native to dry slopes in western South America.[1] They are evergreen shrubs or subshrubs,[1] with needle-like leaves and profuse tiny tubular flowers in summer. The common name is false heath because the leaves superficially resem...
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.