Day: February 9, 2017

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February 9, 2017 Night

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“Roads were a little slushier then expected this afternoon due to the snow sticking around. Wasn’t a terrible commute although the driver seemed a little more aggressive on the somewhat slick highway. But I made it home safely.”

Good evening! Mostly clear and 13 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a northwest breeze at 13 mph. The current wind chill is -1.

Tonight will be partly cloudy, with a low of 7 degrees at 5am. Nine degrees below normal. Wind chill values as low as -6. Northwest wind 7 to 13 mph. In 2016, it got down to 23 degrees with periods of snow. The record low of -21 occurred back in 1948.

Waxing Gibbous Moon tonight with 94% illuminated. The moon will set around 7:56 am. The Full β€œSnow” Moon is on Saturday night with mostly cloudy then slight chance of snow showers. The sun will rise at 6:58 am with the first light at 6:29 am, which is 1 minutes and 17 seconds earlier then yesterday. Tonight will have 13 hours and 36 minutes of darkness, a decrease of 2 minutes and 37 seconds over last night.

Tomorrow will be mostly sunny, with a high of 25 degrees at 2pm. Eight degrees below normal. Wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest wind 8 to 16 mph. A year ago, we had snow and a high of 37 degrees. The record high of 53 was set in 1955. 4 inches of snow fell back in 1892.

Not a particularly nice weekend on tap. Saturday, a chance of snow showers before noon, then a slight chance of rain and snow showers. Cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind 5 to 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible. Sunday, snow likely before 10am, then rain and snow. High near 35. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. Typical average high for the weekend is 34 degrees.

In four weeks on March 9 the sun will be setting at 5:55 pm, which is 35 minutes later then tonight. In 2016 on that day, we had partly cloudy skies and temperatures between 81 and 48 degrees. Typically, you have temperatures between 41 and 23 degrees. The record high of 81 degrees was set back in 2016.

Looking ahead, Palm Sunday is in 2 months and Start of June is in 16 weeks.

U.S. Governors Discuss Water in 2017 State of the State Speeches

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U.S. Governors Discuss Water in 2017 State of the State Speeches

"Akin to the presidential State of the Union, the State of the State speech is an opportunity for U.S. governors to set budget priorities for the upcoming year and champion public policy success (and occasionally failures)."

"Below are summaries of what governors said about water in their 2017 speeches. For many state leaders, water has enough urgency to merit discussion. Iowa, for one, continues to grapple with nitrate pollution while New York’s governor wants $US 2 billion to patch and repair water pipes and treatment facilities."

How trees ‘talk’ to each other using fungi

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How trees ‘talk’ to each other using fungi

"The fungi and the trees are in a mutually beneficial relationship: the fungi cannot photosynthesize, as they have no access to light and no chlorophyll. So they get a type of sugar produced in photosynthesis and carbon from the trees.
In return for sugar and carbon, fungi release nutrients such as phosphorous and nitrogen, as well as water, to the trees. It's a win-win."

"Furthermore, the fungi will connect one tree to another through their network, which allows them to defend themselves more effectively."

"Trees that get attacked by bugs, for instance, release chemical signals into the fungi. Neighboring trees pick up these signals and increase their own resistance to the threat."