Tag: weather forecasting
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Farmers’ Almanac to Close After 208 Years
Legacy of a Maine Weather Guardian The Farmers’ Almanac, a Maine-born institution whose weather predictions and planting advice long guided farmers, gardeners, and backyard weather enthusiasts, will publish its final issue. For more than two centuries, the publication has been a reference point for those hoping to time sowing, harvests, and outdoor plans with the…
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Farmers’ Almanac to Close After 208 Years: A Century-Old Weather Tradition Ends
Longstanding Weather Guide Ends Its Run The Farmers’ Almanac, a Maine-born publication that has guided farmers, gardeners and weather enthusiasts for more than two centuries, will publish its final edition. After 208 years of publishing, the iconic almanac will close its doors, marking the end of a distinctive era in American weather folklore and agricultural…
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Farmers’ Almanac to Publish Final Edition After 208 Years of Weather Wisdom
Overview: The End of an Era for Practical Weather Forecasting The Farmers’ Almanac, a Maine-born institution long revered by farmers, gardeners, and outdoor enthusiasts, has announced that its upcoming issue will be its last. For more than two centuries, the publication has offered weather predictions, moon phases, planting calendars, and various horticultural tips that readers…
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Alaska Storm Forecasts Angled by Balloon Data Gaps
Introduction: a storm that exposed data gaps A powerful, deadly storm battered western Alaska over the weekend, and early analyses are pointing to a concrete culprit behind forecast surprises: a gaping hole in weather balloon coverage. The cuts that followed the Trump administration’s push to shrink government operations left the National Weather Service with fewer…
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Pakistan Advances Flood Resilience with Modernized Hydromet System (MHSP)
Overview of the Modernization Initiative Pakistan is launching a comprehensive upgrade to its early flood warning and weather forecasting network under the Modernization of Hydromet Services of Pakistan (MHSP) project. Funded by World Bank-supported IFRAP (Integrated Flood Resilience Adaptation Project), the initiative aims to bolster climate resilience by improving the Pakistan Meteorological Department’s (PMD) ability…