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Heavy spring snowfall hits parts of US: 'We lost the Western Kansas wheat crop this weekend'

Chuck Abbott
agriculture.com
Mon, 01 May 2017 13:01 UTC
Finney County, Kansas
© Matthew LobmeyerFinney County, Kansas on May 1
Blizzard conditions and heavy snow swept western Kansas, including 14 to 20 inches in Colby in the northwestern quadrant of the No. 1 winter wheat state in the nation, said the Weather Channel. "We lost the western Kansas wheat crop this weekend. Just terrible," tweeted Justin Gilpin, chief executive of the grower-funded Kansas Wheat Commission.

The snow and freezing weather struck a winter wheat crop that was developing faster than usual, thanks to a mild winter. As a result, the crop was more vulnerable to spring snowfalls and frost. "Generally, temps below 32°F. for a minimum of about two hours will cause damage to the crop," says the Kansas Wheat Commission. "Freeze injury during heading and flowering stages can cause severe yield consequences." A quarter of the wheat crop was headed as of April 23, compared with the five-year average of 17%.

"Most of @KansasWheat country shut down and no power. Devastating conditions," Gilpin tweeted on Sunday afternoon. Some comments on Twitter were more hopeful: "Don't give up yet," said one, and, "Much-needed moisture but wheat will be flat on the ground when the snow melts."
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Climate march in Colorado postponed due to heavy snow

Eric Worrall
Watts Up with That
Mon, 01 May 2017 01:13 UTC
Global Warming
© Watts Up with That
h/t Breitbart - The People's Climate March rally in Colorado Springs, scheduled for April 29th, was postponed due to heavy snowfall and treacherous conditions.
Winter Blast Putting Climate Protests On Ice In Colorado
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Organized by groups seeking to ban the production of oil, natural gas, and coal, including 350.org, Sierra Club, and NextGen Climate, the "People's Climate March" is occurring tomorrow in Washington, D.C., and cities across the country to protest the Trump administration's environmental policies.

With the Washington protest reportedly expected to draw tens of thousands of attendees, hundreds of "sister marches" are planned for cities across the country. But one out of the twelve protests in Colorado has already been postponed due to an impending snowstorm. The National Weather Service's winter storm warning projects six to 12 inches of snow, but there is potential for up to two feet in the Denver Metro Area.

"Sometimes Mother Nature throws you a curveball!" 350 Colorado Springs wrote in a Facebook page earlier this afternoon. "Dangerous conditions and wet heavy snow in the forecast for tomorrow. Stay safe and warm and join us Sunday afternoon same time and place!!"

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And up next.... Global temperatures plunge in April - "the pause" returns

Anthony Watts
Watts Up With That?
Mon, 01 May 2017 14:32 UTC
global warming graph
Global temperatures have dropped 0.5° Celsius in April according to Dr. Ryan Maue. In the Northern Hemisphere they plunged a massive 1°C . As the record 2015/16 El Nino levels off, the global warming hiatus aka "the pause" is back with a vengeance. He writes:
Some good news to end April, global temperature anomaly has fallen to only +0.1°C today (snapshot) ... graphic is like stock market trace
Global Ocean Temperatures Drop To Pre-El Nino Levels
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Record snowfall at Russia's Mutnovskaya Geothermal power station

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Mon, 01 May 2017 14:15 UTC
Russia's Mutnovskaya Geothermal power station
"Mutnovskaya geothermal power station in Kamchatka faced a record-breaking amount of snow during winter 2017."

Thanks to Clay Olson for this link

Comment: One picture says it all.

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Exposing the Phony CO2 Con Job - Video

Robert W. Felix
Ice Age Now
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 14:21 UTC
CO2 levels
CO2 levels are now almost the lowest in more than 500 million years.

Using data from the NOAA and even the IPCC, it turns out that CO2 levels were as much as 15 times higher than 400 ppm in the past, and notably, this was long before the Industrial Revolution. In fact, plants across the planet today are starving for CO2. This rational, science-based explanation completely DEBUNKS the false "climate change" narrative on carbon dioxide.

The video points out that CO2 levels today are almost the lowest they've ever been in the entire known history of our planet.

Thanks to Stephen Bird for this video

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Snowstorm pounds western Kansas, closes I-70; up to 25 inches of snow reported

Bryan Horwath and Beccy Tanner
The Wichita Eagle
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:13 UTC
A truck is seen in the snow Sunday morning on a Garden City, Kan., street.
© Kris SmithA truck is seen in the snow Sunday morning on a Garden City, Kan., street.

Heavy snow in parts of western Kansas led to a bevy of road closures and power outages on Sunday - and an Amtrak train traveling from Garden City to Lamar, Colo., a distance of 100 miles, arrived 10 hours late.

As much as 14 inches of snow had fallen in Elkhart, near the Kansas-Oklahoma state line and just miles from the Colorado state line, and many trees and power lines were reported down in the southwest part of the state, according to a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Dodge City.

Jeff Johnson said some of the places hardest hit by the weekend storm included areas west of Garden City and Liberal. He said the Dodge City area had received as much as 5-plus inches of snow as of 11:30 a.m. Sunday.

Garden City reported some power outages, but by 4 p.m. Sunday, the city tweeted that much of the power had been restored. It warned, however, that more power outages could follow and that the Horace Good Middle School would be open for any residents in Finney County without power. Residents of Garden City's utility company were encouraged to call 620-276-1290 to report power outages to help take off some of the calls to the county's 911 dispatch center.

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Powerful spring storm brings snow and rain to Nebraska


1011now.com
Sun, 30 Apr 2017 12:06 UTC
April 30th, 2017 spring storm drops snow near Cozad, NE. This is a look near I-80 and Highway 21.
April 30th, 2017 spring storm drops snow near Cozad, NE. This is a look near I-80 and Highway 21.
A powerful spring storm is moving across Nebraska this weekend. The eastern part of the state saw mostly rain on Sunday, while west of Kearney got snow.

As of Sunday afternoon the 10/11 Weather team said over the last 48 hours Lincoln's seen 1.5 inches of rain, 3+ inches in Columbus and 2.5+ inches in York.

In Lincoln rain didn't stop the Old Cheney Farmers' Market from it's opening weekend. Although vendors told 10/11 there were notably less people who came out Sunday. Typically hundreds of people fill the market near 56th and Old Cheney, but by noon there were only a few dozen.

Nebraska 511 reported I-80 near Lexington was closed due to a jack knifed semi-truck around 2:00 Sunday afternoon. It reopened around 5:15pm. Traffic was rerouted onto the shoulder according to the Nebraska 511 Twitter account.

Nebraska 511 reported both Highway 23 and 83 were closed for several hours Sunday. Highway 23 reopened around 7:20pm in both directions south of Eustis after a semi-truck jack knifed. Highway 83 is also back between McCook to the Kansas state line, after crews cleaned up and fixed downed power lines.
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False melt days on Greenland showing up at NSIDC to prevent latest start record

Adapt 2030
You Tube
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 10:20 UTC
Greenland
Greenland
April 27th it was -6C on Greenalnd where NSIDC claims there was the first day of melting on the Greenland ice cap. This I personally consider a Fake Melt Day shown on NSIDC's Greenland page to prevent a new record being set for the latest day to begin melting. That doesn't fit the global warming narrative, plus I now feel they are trying to do damage control on the new Mini Ice Age intensifying.


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Snow storm socks New Mexico, closing highways, state museums


ktxs.com
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:23 UTC
Snow covers the Sandias on Saturday
© Marla BroseSnow covers the Sandias on Saturday
The spring snow storm that socked New Mexico has shut down highways and state museums.

The National Weather Service on Saturday said road conditions in north and central New Mexico could be treacherous as a significant amount of snow and blowing snow has hit along Interstate 25 and Interstate 40.

State transportation officials also reported closures on I-25 and Highway 64 near Raton as of Saturday afternoon.

The Albuquerque Journal reports (http://bit.ly/2qjELvi ) that state-run museums in Santa Fe were closed due to weather, including the New Mexico History Museum, New Mexico Museum of Art, Museum of Indian Arts and Culture and the Museum of International Folk Art.

In Southern Arizona, meteorologists also issued a freeze warning near Tucson, including parts of Cochise County, from 1 a.m. to 7 a.m. Sunday.

Source: AP
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Heavy snowfall forces postponement of People's Climate March rally in Colorado

Valerie Richardson
Washington Times
Sat, 29 Apr 2017 12:11 UTC
The People’s Climate March in Denver, Colorado, on April 29, 2017. It was postponed due to snow.
© Matt Dempsey The People’s Climate March in Denver, Colorado, on April 29, 2017. It was postponed due to snow.
At least one of the People's Climate March rallies scheduled for Saturday in Colorado was cancelled as a result of a major snowstorm, providing climate skeptics with a good chuckle.

The Colorado Springs march, one of 12 slated to take place in Colorado, was canceled late Friday after heavy snow began falling across the Front Range, with more than a foot accumulating in some areas, as reported by Western Wire.

"Sometimes Mother Nature throws you a curveball!" said the Colorado Springs Council for Justice in a Friday post 350 Colorado Springs. "We know we aren't in the business of risking anyone's safety. Dangerous conditions and wet heavy snow in the forecast for tomorrow."

More than 100 marchers braved the cold at a rally Saturday at Civic Center Park in Denver, where the snow was so heavy that someone was able to build a snowman, as shown in photos posted online.

The website Complete Colorado ran a photo of a man on skis with the headline, "Heading to the Global Warming Rally Today."
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