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“Drought” is a dirty word for gardeners. Yet, the “D” word figures into almost any conversation between gardeners along Colorado’s Front Range and other zones dealing with woefully low precipitation.Gardeners will play important...
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Centennial residents who are customers of the Denver Water Department are facing mandatory watering restrictions starting April 1st.The Denver Board of Water Commissioners declared a Stage 2 drought and has restricted residential watering to two days a week. ...
Read more While March did not exactly come bouncing in like the cute little lamb we expected, the cold weather snap we're currently in appears to be coming to a close. Spring in the Omaha area officially began yesterday, Wednesday, at...
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DiscussionIf it were not for the resurgence of drought in Texas, our weather would be looking pretty good in comparison to the rest of the nation. A weak cold front may briefly provide, after its passage, a chance for Houston...
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DiscussionEvidence from the numerical models continues to support a general lack of rainfall in and around Houston through the next ten days. The prevailing storm track is far to our north, wind fields support high dewpoints at surface and dry...
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In a nutshell it's a double edged sword.While global warming will cause a longer growing season in the Northern States-a good thing, it will result in more devastating droughts in the lower Midwest and especially in...
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After one of the hottest and driest years on record for 2012, Denver Water is preparing for moving from Drought Watch to Stage 2 Drought Response. Denver residents will likely be facing water restrictions for this summer since this year...
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This past weekend saw 22 wildfires burning across the nation in what experts say is an early start to an increasingly intense fire season. Over nine million acres burned in 2012. That made last year the third-worst in the...
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DiscussionYes, we need some rain. Although the fearsome drought of 2011 is long past, much of Texas west of US 59 needs anywhere from 4 to 8 inches of precipitation to solve the deficiency in the water budget. The prospect...
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Usually, advertisers pull advertising campaigns from television because the commercials didn't work. But one advertiser, the Times of Israel reports today – the country's water authority – pulled an advertising campaign because it succeeded.Water, water...
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