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A highly saturated area in a canola field in Manitoba’s Interlake in 2016, and a good visual of what happens when water comes in faster than it can dissipate.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: Some facts on precipitation cycles

What goes around comes around

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This piece deals with long-term water table records as a basis for tracing long-ago annual precipitation. I am dedicating this to the memory of Bill Meneley (1933-2000), who was responsible for establishing the observation wells, which are the basis of what I have to say. He started that work while with the Saskatchewan Research Council. […] Read more
Seeding in southwestern Manitoba in the spring of 2021. (Manitoba Co-operator file photo by Alexis Stockford)
General, Reuters, Weather

Last year was world’s sixth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

Heat content of oceans at record level, NOAA says

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Reuters — Last year ranked as the sixth-warmest year on record, causing extreme weather events around the world and adding to evidence supporting the globe’s long-term warming, according to an analysis on Thursday by two U.S. government agencies. The data compiled by the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and NASA also revealed that […] Read more
Sea surface temperature anomalies over the equatorial Pacific Ocean for the week centred on Jan. 5, 2022. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
General, Reuters, Weather

La Niña likely to continue into spring, U.S. forecaster says

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Reuters — La Nina conditions are likely to continue during the Northern Hemisphere spring, a U.S. government weather forecaster said on Thursday. The La Niña weather pattern, characterized by unusually cold temperatures in the equatorial Pacific Ocean, has a 67 per cent chance of persisting from March through May this year, the National Weather Service’s […] Read more
Pacific sea surface temperature anomalies in degrees Celsius for the week centred on Dec. 29, 2021. (CPC.ncep.noaa.gov)
General, Weather

La Niña introduces itself with Prairie cold snap

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MarketsFarm — The frigid conditions which had enveloped the Prairie provinces in recent weeks is a sign La Niña has come again, according to a Kansas-based meteorologist. Since mid-December, the Prairies have been in a deep freeze beginning with temperatures at least 10 C below-normal. Since the holiday season, many towns and cities in the […] Read more
This photo was taken September 24, 2021. This canola field near me had way more nice yellow flowers in late September than it did in mid-July. It looked like a decent crop at that time. With no rain in September and very little frost, it dried up for a second time.
Columns, Crops

Les Henry: The Birch effect on our soils in 2021

Microbes had a heyday when the rain came

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As I watched the 2021 growing season unfold, there came a time when I started to think about the “Birch effect.” Lo and behold, when I went looking for the papers that documented the Birch effect, I stumbled on a piece titled “Fall Soil Sampling: the ‘Birch’ Effect” by Les Henry in the October issue […] Read more
Prince Rupert Grain Terminal. (Rupertport.com)
Crops, Reuters, Weather

CN rerouting trains, aims to re-open line to Vancouver on weekend

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Reuters — Canadian National Railway (CN) said Wednesday it was aiming to reopen its track in the crucial Kamloops-to-Vancouver corridor in flood-hit British Columbia this weekend. The Pacific province, trying to rebuild after devastating floods in November, received more rain over the weekend and this week. CN operates one of the two critical rail lines […] Read more
File photo of a CN locomotive in Winnipeg. (Dave Bedard photo)
Crops, Weather

CN to reopen to Vancouver Wednesday

Prince Rupert also available, CN reminds shippers

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Canadian National Railway (CN) says it’s almost set to resume some service to Vancouver, starting early Wednesday. Montreal-based CN said in an emailed statement Tuesday that repair work on damaged sections of its track from Kamloops to Vancouver “progressed well over the weekend” and the line will reopen to “limited traffic” tomorrow “barring any unforeseen […] Read more
(File photo by Dave Bedard)
Crops, Weather

CP to reopen rail corridor to Vancouver Tuesday

B.C. storm led to damage in 30 separate spots, railway says

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Canadian Pacific Railway (CP) plans to have its rainstorm-battered mainline between Kamloops and Vancouver reopened to grain and other traffic around midday Tuesday. The company said Monday that out of 30 storm-damaged spots across its Thompson and Cascade subdivisions in southern British Columbia, 20 had seen “significant loss of infrastructure” in need of repair. CP […] Read more

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