U.S.FARM WEATHER CONDITIONS AND OUTLOOK-OCT., 2007

0/22/2007 7:12:00 AM Cattle Network http://www.cattlenetwork.com/content.asp?contentid=170044 In the West, cool, wet weather across northern areas is slowing Northwestern winter wheat planting but maintaining favorable moisture supplies for crop emergence and establishment. In contrast, dry conditions are favoring cotton harvesting across California and the Southwest. On the Plains, mild, dry conditions… Continue reading

MAJOR RAINS/FLOODS IN EL SALVADOR

—–Original Message—– From: WalkingwithElSalvador@googlegroups.com [mailto:WalkingwithElSalvador@googlegroups.com]On Behalf Of Tim Sent: Monday, October 22, 2007 3:24 PM To: WalkingwithElSalvador@googlegroups.com Subject: [Tim’s El Salvador Blog] October rains produce widespread flooding October is supposed to be the last month of the rainy season in El Salvador, but it has had some of the most… Continue reading

WARMING, WILDFIRES, AND FOREST POLICY

Climate forces fires, salvage logging makes ’em worse Lance Olsen =========================================== Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (US) PNAS | *June 19, 2007* | vol. 104 | no. 25 | *10743-10748* *BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES / SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE* * Reburn severity in managed and unmanaged vegetation in a large wildfire* *… Continue reading