The wait for the northern half of the U.S. and all of Canada to finally warm up looks like it will continue for at least another two weeks and maybe longer. This week's widespread snow and temperatures 20 degrees Fahrenheit below normal are starting to cause Northern Plains farmers to lose some sleep. It has been interesting to read some of the market commentary floating around relative to the Northern Plains that make zero sense. Here are two examples:
One commentary said that the heavy snow pack across the Canadian prairies will cause significant flooding in the Red River Valley if it melts quickly. That is geographically impossible. The Canadian prairies watershed has no impact on the Red River Valley because th...
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...
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...
An Ankylosaurus lumbers along the shore of what’s now eastern Montana. Walking low to the ground, the dino uses its flat, leaf-shaped teeth to tear at ferns lining the water. Suddenly, a shadow looms over the herbivore—a Tyrannosaurus rex is hungry. But Ankylosaurus won’t be a...
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