Water knowledge questions had to do with how many Americans are burdened by the cost of water, how many get their water shut off, and the functions wetlands serve. On average, people answered less than half of those types of knowledge questions correctly.
Trust in Food, a Farm Journal initiative aimed at empowering farmers to adopt conservation practices, conducted a similar survey, gathering responses from over 900 farmers in 43 states, representing production in all nine of the USDA agriculture resource regions. The idea was to see where farmers mirrored the general population of the U.S., and where they might differ.
“Farmers do understand hydrologic cycles,” Kinsie Rayburn, Program Officer at Trust in Food, found. They have a high level of understanding how wetlands function, where rain water goes, and the source of the water they use in their day-to-day lives.
While noting is set in stone at this point, it might be an extraordinarily nice Memorial Day Weekend — hot and dry. The black flies approve of this message.
"It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away," Dr Ryan told the virtual press conference from Geneva.
"HIV has not gone away - but we have come to terms with the virus."
Dr Ryan then said he doesn't believe "anyone can predict when this disease will disappear".
Good morning! Happy Thursday. Sunny and 35 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind. Chilly start to the morning. Should be a nice day until it clouds up. I’m going for my morning walk 🚶 shortly.
Today will have areas of frost before 8am. Otherwise, increasing clouds 🌞, with a high of 67 degrees at 4pm. Two degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around May 9th. Light south wind increasing to 5 to 10 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had light drizzle in the morning, which became light rain by afternoon. The high last year was 48 degrees. The record high of 93 was set in 1900.
Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:53 pm with sun having an altitude of 66.2° from the due south horizon (-4.7° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour 🏅 starts at 7:30 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (290°). 📸 The sunset is in the west-northwest (297°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:11 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 14 seconds with dusk around 8:42 pm, which is one minute and 3 seconds later than yesterday. 🌇 The best time to look at the stars is after 9:23 pm. At sunset, look for rain showers around 🌧 and temperatures around 60 degrees. There will be a south breeze at 7 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 36 minutes of daytime, an increase of 2 minutes and 6 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will have showers likely, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 11pm. 🌧 Low of 51 degrees at 5am. Four degrees above normal, which is similar to a typical night around May 27th. Maximum dew point of 50 at 5am. 🏖️ South wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. In 2019, we had light rain in the evening, which became partly cloudy by the early hours of the morning. It got down to 43 degrees. The record low of 31 occurred back in 1977.
Latest weekend forecast has improved. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 6 to 8 mph. Maximum dew point of 52 at 6am. Sunday, partly sunny, with a high near 69. Maximum dew point of 50 at 4pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 70 degrees.
I will have to decide if this will change my weekend plans. ⛺ It’s not a big deal to change at this point especially when I’m working from home. But I’ll have to change my shopping menu if I do decide to go camping. I’ll have to think about it more.
One month 📅 from now will be Fathers Day 👨 when the sun will be setting at 8:34 pm with dusk at 9:09 pm.
