Post by sky on Jul 10, 2013 17:00:52 GMT 12
Epic.” “Relentless.” “Unprecedented.”- “The forecast is unrelenting.” ““Corn plants sit limp and yellow.”
“It’s been raining pretty much nonstop since the middle of May,” says this article in The Burlington Free Press.
“The epic, relentless downpours dumped more than a foot and a half of rain on many parts of the state within two months … an unprecedented amount for Vermont. It normally takes six or seven months to accumulate that much precipitation.
“Corn plants sit limp and yellow in ponds that should be green farm fields by this time of year. Mosquitoes breed in the pools of water.
“Much of the problem with Vermont’s rain has been caused by an unusual jet stream pattern.”
See entire article:
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307070013&nclick_check=1
Thanks to June Mona for this link
“It’s been raining pretty much nonstop since the middle of May,” says this article in The Burlington Free Press.
“The epic, relentless downpours dumped more than a foot and a half of rain on many parts of the state within two months … an unprecedented amount for Vermont. It normally takes six or seven months to accumulate that much precipitation.
“Corn plants sit limp and yellow in ponds that should be green farm fields by this time of year. Mosquitoes breed in the pools of water.
“Much of the problem with Vermont’s rain has been caused by an unusual jet stream pattern.”
See entire article:
www.burlingtonfreepress.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2013307070013&nclick_check=1
Thanks to June Mona for this link