The Upper Valley is expecting
warm rain in the next few days and at lower elevations where the snow is gone our amphibian friends may be on the move.
The rightly ordered joy of our senses in this world — the scent of spring,
warm rain in the summer, the music of Mozart or Beethoven, the face of a beloved — is a foretaste of the glory God made for all of us to share, when we one day stand in his presence.
Not exact matches
In a
warming climate, scientists see increasing potential for epic deluges like the one that swamped Houston and last year's devastating
rains around Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The two experiences differ
in detail (swap
in global
warming and dirty bombs for acid
rain and Soviet warheads) but each was labelled a hopeless mess.
First off, yes: There's consensus that the science of climate change predicts that
in a
warming world, hurricanes will become more intense, carry more
rain, and cause worse coastal flooding linked
in part to sea level rise.
Global
warming, the ozone hole, overpopulation, starvation and malnutrition, war, unemployment, the destruction of species and the
rain forests, pollution of water and air, pesticide and herbicide poisoning, errors
in genetic engineering, erosion of topsoil, overfishing, anarchy and crime, the possibility of a nuclear mishap, chemical warfare or all - out nuclear war: together, or
in some cases singly, these dangers threaten to «catch us unexpectedly, like a trap.»
It is really cold where we live, and I've brought him clothes and cat food and blankets, but I still can't sleep at night
in my
warm bed while I think of him out
in the 20 degree weather, sometimes
in rain and snow.
I was looking for something
warm to make for dinner (we're getting hammered with freezing
rain in NJ today) and this looked interesting.
It's been pretty dreary and cold here
in Seattle with all this
rain lately, and all I could seem to think about was a big,
warm bowl of soup to brighten my spirits.
It's been
raining non-stop here, resulting
in colder nights already, and a pining for
warm, comforting pasta dishes.
One evening when it was
raining here
in Seattle and it was windy I made Indian ginger chai and was craving for
warm moist fritters.
Your spring
in Seattle seems magical: — RRB - I'm recently come back home from a trip to Elba Island, and finale discovered why you love spring so much: tiny white and pink blossoms, gentle
rains and the first
warm sun of the season, were additive.
Although we've had our share of
rain in recent weeks, the weather certainly has been
warm.
Coincidentally, we've got freezing
rain today here
in Oklahoma and I'm snug and
warm inside enjoying a hot cup of tea.
In my part of the country it
rains and
rains and there is a risk of flood... It is cold, it
rains quite a lot, we wear
warm sweaters and socks.
When the weather's as hot as it has been here
in the UK (yes we moan when it's cold,
raining, hot,
warm, whatever..
For example, there can be considerable mineralization
in the fall when soils are still
warm and leaching
rains occur.
Warm milk slightly and
rain in pectin mixture.
Meanwhile, 3,000 miles away, cold air and steady
rain forced spectators to take cover under oilcloth table liners and to burn fires
in the stands to keep
warm.
This time the 19 - year - old Australian hurdler does her
warm - up
in the
rain.
They had to slog their way through
rain, then try to stay
warm in temperatures that might be zesty by Aspen standards but were frigid by Louisiana's, and finally they had to play a trying 36 holes on Sunday.
OREGON: Isthmus Slough
in Coos Bay slowed down last week but lunkers are there and will play ball if
rain warms water; best bait pilchard.
It is where the sun shines almost everyday and when it does
rain, people rush outside for a rainbath
in the
warm, brief downpour of a tropical shower which ends as quickly as it began.
Yesterday,
in between two gloriously
warm fall days of sunshine, we hosted a hardy group of 3rd grade Waldorf students for a fiber farm day
in the cold, dark
rain!
Hat, sunscreen, bug repellent,
warms clothes / pj's for chilly nights, smores makins» (yes this is a must have), sleeping bags & blankets to make one big family bed
in your tent, life jacket that fits really well, diapers (we still cloth diaper if we are camping near laundry facilites), swim diapers (or we just use a pocket diaper without an insert and find that it works really well to contain what it needs to and doesn't bring on lots of water), first aid kit, flashlight,
rain gear, a way to get clean water (filtering it yourself or access to water at the campground), snacks, and a good campsite.
There's really no reason for you not to let your kids play
in the
rain on a day when the weather is
warm and the risk of lightning is low.
Discuss temperature, wind, snow and
rain, foods and drink that are commonly consumed
in winter and use the rhyme Here we Go Round the Mulberry Bush (below) as an action rhyme to get cold little bodies moving and
warmed up!
I use it with the
rain cover and itâ $ ™ s the best combination to keep my baby
warm in the harsh winter months.
While many
in Monroe County are hoping for
warm spring - like weather soon, county officials are preparing for
rain and flooding.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged New Yorkers to take precautions against potential flooding
in the wake of
warmer temperatures and freezing
rain expected across the state Thursday and Friday.
And don't worry about getting
rained out, thanks to the included rainfly to keep you dry and
warm in the event of a storm or shower.
Third, and perhaps most important, no matter how much cyanide
rained down, it could become concentrated only
in a cold environment — not
in warm coastal lagoons — because it evaporates more quickly than water.
The period when the insect lived, the Eocene, was one of the
warmest in history, and lush tropical or subtropical
rain forest surrounded the lake; the two - and - a-half-inch-long adult male most likely sat and snacked upon the leaves of plants from the laurel or the pea family.
In addition, during the
warmest years — particularly the record - breaking 1997 - 1998 El Nino episode — the
rain - forest trees experienced the least growth and expelled the most carbon dioxide, the scientists report.
Near Attica, Kansas, they emerged from the
rain and looked skyward, taking
in the sector of the storm that vacuumed up
warm surface air and thrust it high into the atmosphere.
The birds likely benefit when milder temperatures and more
rain during the
warm phases of the climate cycles make food more abundant
in their winter quarters, Nott says.
At the same time, the Indian Ocean Dipole, a current discovered only
in the past decade, cools the eastern tropics and
warms western currents, lessening spring
rains in the southeast.
Researchers have evaluated different mechanisms that could account for declining snowpack
in a
warming world: earlier onset of snowmelt, a change
in melt rates and shifts from snow to
rain under certain conditions.
«That suggests there was more greenhouse gas
in the atmosphere, which would produce a
warmer climate combined with increased weathering, because carbon dioxide creates carbonic acid and acid
rain, which speeds chemical weathering.»
Other studies have suggested that recent ocean
warming of the North Atlantic could also be responsible for more summer
rain in northwest Europe.
Rain is a problem and kills down - covered chicks ages 9 to 23 days if they can't
warm up and dry off after heavy storms
in November and December when temperatures are likely to dip.
«The government is spending around $ 4 billion
in subsidies to promote the use of fossil fuels — that is to say we are spending billions to promote global
warming and acid
rain,» says MacNeill.
One theory is that heat from tropical
rain warms parts of the Earth's upper atmosphere
in ways that favor the formation of the classic «wavenumber - 5» pattern that has alternately drenched and dried parts of California.
Kevin Trenbeth, a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research
in Boulder, Colo., said the study didn't account for changes
in sea surface temperatures, which are the main drivers of changes
in the position of the
rain belts (as is seen during an El Nino event, when Pacific
warming pushes the subtropical jet over the Western U.S. southward).
Putnam said the study was more focused on how the difference
in warming between the hemispheres impacted the
rain belts.
Warming temperatures and high precipitation levels contribute to destructive wildfires, extensive property damage and costly flooding, as was recently seen
in northern California and
in the aftermath of the
rain and resulting flooding from Hurricane Harvey
in Houston.
Conversely,
in the boreal summer, when the difference between the two hemispheres isn't as great, the «wet get wetter, dry get drier» effect of
warming will dominate, meaning more
rain in the tropics and less
in the subtropics.
Global
warming is desiccating the region
in two ways: higher temperatures that increase evaporation
in already parched soils, and weaker winds that bring less
rain from the Mediterranean Sea during the wet season (November to April).
In addition, the structure of the snowpack is changing: it is being transformed by increasingly
warmer air temperatures and / or altered by
rain - on - snow events.
«It confirms that the during the Medieval
Warm Period between 1080 and 1430 the oscillation index was
in an unusually prolonged positive phase, which brings increased
rain to Scotland and drier conditions
in the western Mediterranean,» says Baker, of the UNSW Connected Waters Initiative Research Centre.