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warm and very dry
May. 25th, 2012 10:13 amI'll be heading to Wiscon tomorrow! In the mean time, I notice that it's very warm and dry here in the UP. We had a bit of rain yesterday that helped a bit, but it was one of those quick, fierce summer storms - there was a tornado to the south of us. What we need is a few days of misty, soaking rain.
The Dought Monitor is reporting "flash drought" for my area. Last weekend, we has temps in the high eighties. It's like high summer, and it's not even June. There's a wild fire in the Seney and another bigger one up by Newberry, where it's looking pre' bad, as the yoopers say.
Bloomberg reports Wheat Climbs in Chicago as U.S. Drought May Reduce Supply: "This week’s harvest in Kansas, the largest U.S. winter- wheat grower, “gained momentum” yesterday as temperatures topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), industry group Kansas Wheat said. Near the Stafford area one field yielded 29 bushels an acre, according to the group. The state produced an average of 35 bushels an acre last year, according to government data."
The Economic IndaTimes is reporting drought conditions all over -- from the US to Russia to Australia: "Droughts withering wheat crops from the US to Russia to Australia will probably spur the biggest reduction in global supply estimates since 2003 and drive prices to the highest in almost a year."
Last weekend, the old apple tree by the house burst into bloom and the bees were busy for a solid day. But then the temps spiked and all the blooms wilted and the next day they died and fell off. It's an old tree and we don't do much to care for it, and mostly we just gather up the windfalls to feed the deer. But still, it made me sad.
The Dought Monitor is reporting "flash drought" for my area. Last weekend, we has temps in the high eighties. It's like high summer, and it's not even June. There's a wild fire in the Seney and another bigger one up by Newberry, where it's looking pre' bad, as the yoopers say.
Bloomberg reports Wheat Climbs in Chicago as U.S. Drought May Reduce Supply: "This week’s harvest in Kansas, the largest U.S. winter- wheat grower, “gained momentum” yesterday as temperatures topped 90 degrees Fahrenheit (32 degrees Celsius), industry group Kansas Wheat said. Near the Stafford area one field yielded 29 bushels an acre, according to the group. The state produced an average of 35 bushels an acre last year, according to government data."
The Economic IndaTimes is reporting drought conditions all over -- from the US to Russia to Australia: "Droughts withering wheat crops from the US to Russia to Australia will probably spur the biggest reduction in global supply estimates since 2003 and drive prices to the highest in almost a year."
Last weekend, the old apple tree by the house burst into bloom and the bees were busy for a solid day. But then the temps spiked and all the blooms wilted and the next day they died and fell off. It's an old tree and we don't do much to care for it, and mostly we just gather up the windfalls to feed the deer. But still, it made me sad.