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Z is for – Zika Virus

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Although the blog refers to the Dominican Republic, all the information is also applicable to Puerto Rico and the other surrounding islands.

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All over the Caribbean and Latin America Zika is making an appearance.  Though the Dominican Republic as of yet remains unaffected it is only a matter of time for it to spread here from Haiti or from people on incoming flights.  This is the second new vector borne virus to hit the island in two years.  Two years ago Chikungunya hit DR.  Within months it spread to a very large number of people, me among them.  A year and a half ago my partner I contracted the illness and are still suffering with it to this day.

We are very apprehensive and concerned about Zika Virus.  The outcomes in other countries for pregnant women are frightening.  The rate of pregnancies here could mean a lot of disabled children being born, deaths of the seriously ill, and simply no one wants another virus.  Many of it’s symptoms equal that of chikungunya…

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Photos from my Soil and Water Management Class

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Taking soil samples and installing soil moisture smart sensors in Cabo Rojo, Puerto Rico.
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Problem Resolved: Yesterday’s GOES-PRWEB results

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The problem with viewing yesterday’s GOES-PRWEB results has been resolved.

YESTERDAY’S GOES-PRWEB RESULTS

Problem showing YESTERDAY’ S WATER AND ENERGY BALANCE RESULTS

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We are currently experiencing a problem with the link GOES-PRWEB: Yesterday’s Results. Until the problem is resolved, if you want to see yesterday’s GOES-PRWEB images please follow the steps below:

1. Navigate to the following link: http://academic.uprm.edu/hdc/GOES-PRWEB_RESULTS/
2. If, for example, you want to look at yesterday’s solar radiation, click on the hyperlink “solar_radation/”. This will take you to the page with the daily solar radiation results.
3. After clicking on the hyperlink in the previous step, yesterday’s image will be the first jpg file in the list of files. Continuing the above example, click on solar_radiation.jpg to see yesterday’s image.

Sorry for the inconvenience.

Photos from my Irrigation and Drainage Class – February 2016

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Thank you Felix for operating the tractor!
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Progress of 2015/2016 Puerto Rico Drought – Selected Soil and Water Parameters

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Progress of 2015/2016 Puerto Rico Drought – Selected Soil and Water Parameters (click)

The World is Getting Better, not Worse – Unity of Thought in World Undertakings

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The World is Getting Better, not Worse – Unity of Thought in World Undertakings

The world is getting better, not worse. It can be proven. By measuring the increase in something called “unity of thought in world undertakings.”

Whenever all of humanity decides to unite around a certain principle or enterprise, or in solving a common problem, it can be said we have reached a plateau of global consciousness (albeit around a single issue). Unity of thought in world undertakings is a positive trend in the social evolution of the planet. Through it, we can perceive great cause for hope for the future of humanity, rather than the ever-gloomier apocalyptic scenarios popular culture is fond of presenting. Yet, few people are aware of it. It is as if a flower has bloomed in the night, and is presented at break of day, to an astounded humanity.

Knotted Gun by Carl…

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New song “One Woman” launched to celebrate International Women’s Day

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Daily Photosynthetically Active Radiation (PAR) now available for Puerto Rico

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Daily photosynthetically active radiation (PAR) is now available for Puerto Rico. PAR is estimated from net radiation using a regression equation developed in Florida (pre-fire equation, Sumner, 2001). Click here to access images and data
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Relation between daily values of measured net radiation and photosynthetically active radiation (from Sumner, 2001).

Other daily hydro-climate variables for Puerto Rico

REFERENCE
Sumner, D. M., 2001. Evapotranspiration from a cypress and pine forest subjected to natural fires in Volusia County, Florida, 1998-99. U. S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report 01-4245. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Geological Survey.