In the Weather & Society Discussion Board (AMS), as expected, there has been an exponential increase in content related to extreme weather in the US over the last two months. There was one thread in particular that raised a good topic:
….strongly recommend Economic and Societal Impacts of Tornadoes just released by Simmons & Sutter, and [...]
We have integrated components of our current and forward looking weather into an easy to use Google Maps format at weathertrends360.
The US beet crop is well behind schedule for spring planting, in part due to the cold and wet pattern that has been persistent over the last month. The Red River at Fargo has come down, but is still well above flood stage (see NOAA chart below); the recent flooding which has extended into potential [...]
The USDA/NASS Crop Progress report issued yesterday afternoon underscored the note that we had put out to clients the previous week. US corn planting is still significantly behind the pace set last year. As of May 1, the 18 major growing states have 13% of the intended crop in the ground, vs. 66% for the [...]
Looking forward to the Standard Chartered Bank Earth Resource Conference in Hong Kong this June. Interesting speakers on all of the day’s panels.
