Weather Break

Click here to listen to episode 447 of Weather Break.
The goal of Weather Break is to provide good information to the public about issues associated with weather, climate and the environment. Few topics are more related to “weather, climate and the environment” than the development of wind power resources, yet somehow Weather Break has [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 391 of Weather Break
The last few nights have been really cool and comfortable in our part of the country–great weather for sleeping with the windows open and enjoying the fresh air.  It has also been great weather for listening to the crickets chirping all night [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 386 of Weather Break
It’s easy to see how weather can affect trees– a good ice storm can bring down the branches of a sturdy oak, a drought can stunt the growth of a sapling, and so on.  What might not be as obvious is the fact [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 379 of Weather Break
The population of grasshoppers can vary dramatically from year to year.  Some of the factors associated with the variability are associated with weather and climate, such a temperatures and moisture.  Other factors arise from changes in the numbers of predators that eat [...]

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Click here to listen to episode 335 of Weather Break
Fertilizers, pesticides, and other chemicals are a necessary part of modern agriculture in the United States.  While ideally none of these chemicals would go to waste, in practice millions of tons of these materials end up in the runoff after heavy rainfall each [...]

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