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Apr 2, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas
There’s good news and bad news about this summer’s drought conditions. The good news: most of the state of Texas is not expected to experience drought conditions similar to last year. The bad news: the part of the state that needs to recover from drought will likely be impacted again as the temperature warms up. Brian Fuchs is a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska. The group released its drought forecast for the next three months.
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Robert Salinas
The mystery of the pinyon jay: A bird species native to the West has declined dramatically—and we’re still trying to figure out why
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Mar 4, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas
One of the earliest signs of spring is probably buzzing around your home. In Texas, most people call them Mosquito Hawks. They are large insects that show up at the end of winter and seem impossible to keep from getting inside our homes. Dr. Sonja Swiger is an entomologist at Texas A&M University. She says the actual name is Crane Fly. "They are kind of the first insect to emerge, I would say, in large numbers coming out of winter," said Swiger.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
dentonrc.com | Robert Salinas
HOUSTON — You can probably keep your sprinkler packed away for the next few months. The rainy conditions that have been taking place in Texas recently will likely continue until April. Brian Fuchs is a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska. "With the outlooks that came out last week, it is showing that we are going to continue to see this more active pattern which will include most all of Texas outside of the far western Panhandle,” Fuchs said.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas
You can probably keep your sprinkler packed away for the next few months. The rainy conditions that have been taking place in Texas recently will likely continue until April. Brian Fuchs is a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska. "With the outlooks that came out last week, it is showing that we are going to continue to see this more active pattern which will include most all of Texas outside of the far western Panhandle,” Fuchs said.
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Jan 25, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas
You can probably keep your sprinkler packed away for the next few months. The rainy conditions that have been taking place in Texas recently will likely continue until April. Brian Fuchs is a climatologist with the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska. "With the outlooks that came out last week, it is showing that we are going to continue to see this more active pattern which will include most all of Texas outside of the far western Panhandle,” Fuchs said.
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Jan 22, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas
Crawfish season is in trouble. Early reports from crawfish farmers in Louisiana indicate this year's catch will be down significantly causing an adverse effect on prices consumers pay in Texas. Louisiana is the number one producer of crawfish in the nation with about 250,000 acres of crawfish ponds and 150 million pounds of crawfish harvested annually. Early reports suggest the state could be down by as much as 100,000 acres this year.
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Jan 12, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Michael Hagerty |Robert Salinas |Sarah Grunau
Houston Matters begins at 9 a.m. CT on 88.7FM or listen online. Join the discussion at 713-440-8870, [email protected] or @HoustonMatters. On Friday’s show: We learn the latest on freezing weather headed our way and get tips on how to prepare our homes and plants. Also this hour: There's no shortage of opinion in our world. Folks are more than happy to share their thoughts — often in plain and not very impressive prose and usually in reductive and pithy sentences, memes, or emojis.
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Robert Salinas
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Jan 11, 2024 | 
houstonpublicmedia.org | Robert Salinas |Sarah Grunau |Ariel Worthy |Michael Hagerty
In the aftermath of Winter Storm Uri in 2021 the wait time to get a plumber in Houston was around three months. That's why local officials are stressing the need to take preventative measures to ensure your plumbing doesn't fall victim to the freezing temperatures expected to hit next week. Joe Bany is the Director of Operations at John Moore Services. He spent months helping homeowners with problems caused by frozen pipes caused by Uri. "The aftermath was devastating for the city," said Bany.
