Category Archives: Weather and Climate

What the January?

Posted on January 28, 2013 by prairiebotanist

I feel like I blog as much about weather as I do about ecology, but the craziness on the plains is impossible to ignore. Today Topeka, KS surpassed its record high for the MONTH of January. It was 75 degrees. … Continue reading →

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Drought

Posted on August 12, 2012 by prairiebotanist

I am wrapping up my field work this month and next, and things are looking a lot different than they have any time in the last four years. The drought is epic. I’m not old, but I’ve never seen things … Continue reading →

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Garden in the Drought

Posted on July 30, 2012 by prairiebotanist

July (with one day left to go) has been rough on the garden. In Manhattan, KS, the temperature has exceeded 100 F on 19 days and reached or exceeded 105 on 9 days. It has rained just under an inch … Continue reading →

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