COLUMBUS – Tick populations are on the rise in Ohio and with them comes the risk of contracting illnesses such as Lyme disease. To help Ohioans learn more about ticks and how to keep people and pets safe, Ohio State University Extension has developed an online course that teaches about tick biology, tick identification and [...]
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Experts say recent wet weather may boost Great Lakes water levels, but it’s uncertain by how much — or how long it will last. Drew Gronewold is a hydrologist with NOAA’s Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory in Ann Arbor. He said Tuesday that runoff from melting snow and rain showers [...]
Seriously. What do you serve people this time of year? We’re well into spring weather in Ohio. This means a climatic see-saw that goes up and down between freezing temperatures and the tropics. At 30 degrees we’re dressing in wool and layering; then the thermometer hits 80, and it’s shorts and flip-flops, for those of [...]
Spring’s been put on hold this year. Since mid-February my flower beds have been showing the sparse green stubble of bulbs struggling to grow foliage and make buds. They broke ground during a mild few days, but the process was literally frozen in place in the weeks afterward. I’m still looking for further indication that [...]
For The Madison Press Droughts, floods and damaging weather wreaked havoc last year for farmers across the country, causing billions in insurance losses. For many farmers, crop insurance can offer some relief and protection from rough years such as 2012. To better understand how crop insurance can provide an economic backstop to agricultural losses, [...]
By Dennis McFarland So as it turns out, Phil the groundhog is not very good at predicting the weather. I noticed a curious story about this on the news the other day. As it turns out, people have become seemingly very angry with Punxsutawney Phil because of his inaccuracy concerning the beginning of spring. His [...]
WILLOUGHBY (AP) — Ohio’s maple syrup experts are concerned that above-average temperatures and the delay in seasonal weather could result in statewide production that would be lower than the 100,000 gallons or more reported each of the past two years. The Willoughby News-Herald reports that experts in the field are concerned that this year’s total [...]
