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Summit Voice: Most-viewed and week in review

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Wow, check out the temperature anomalies in the far north!

Bob Berwyn's avatarSummit County Citizens Voice

Climate, avalanches and … cattle genetics?

By Summit Voice

SUMMIT COUNTY — Global warming stayed at the top of the charts, but just barely. By late Sunday night, a science story on the genetic origins of domestic cattle was within a few page views and steadily climbing, thanks to a link from Fark.com. Stories on a pair of unfortunate backcountry skier deaths during the weekend, and coverage of the Lower North Fork Fire in Jefferson County rounded out this week’s most-viewed list. Click the headlines to read the stories and pass them along on your own favorite network with the share buttons at the end of each story.

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Puerto Rico’s population exodus is all about jobs – Repost

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Puerto Rico’s population exodus is all about jobs

Puerto Rico’s Brain Drain: UPRM

University of Puerto Rico CASA Radar Research Student Testbed, Mayaguez, Puerto Rico

New Book Announcement: Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation – Forthcoming Spring 2012

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Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation
By Megh R. Goyal, PhD, Professor in Agricultural and Biomedical Engineering, University of Puerto Rico

http://www.appleacademicpress.com

This important book—the only complete, one-stop manual on microirrigation worldwide—offers knowledge and techniques necessary to develop and manage a drip/trickle or micro irrigation system. The simplicity of the contents facilitates a technician to develop an effective micro irrigation system. Management of Drip/Trickle or Micro Irrigation includes the basic considerations relating to soil-water-plant interactions, with topics such as methods for soil moisture measurement; evapotranspiration; irrigation systems; tensiometer use and installation; principles of drip/ micro/trickle irrigation; filtration systems; automation; chloration; service and maintenance; design of drip irrigation and lateral lines; the evaluation of uniformity of application; and an economical analysis for selecting irrigation technology.

Agricultores podrían demandar a la Autoridad de Tierras

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Agricultores podrían demandar a la Autoridad de Tierras

“Le han dado contrato a otras personas a $30 por cuerda cuando nosotros pagábamos $85 por cuerda”, dijo Hernández, quien tiene seis obreros en su finca.

See also: http://frapuertorico.wordpress.com/2012/02/12/en-pie-de-lucha-agricultores-en-el-valle-del-coloso-en-aguada/

Photos from UPRM Soil and Water Management Class field trip to a farm in the Coloso Valley in 2011.

Human Creativity

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My son Julian shared this great example of human creativity with me. Hope you enjoy it.

After Recess: Change the World

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Op-Ed
After Recess: Change the World
By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF
Published: February 4, 2012
A BATTLE between a class of fourth graders and a major movie studio would seem an unequal fight. Changing the world via internet petitions.

Damon Winter/The New York Times
Nicholas D. Kristof

NPR: The Challenge Of Measuring Relief Aid To Haiti

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The Challenge Of Measuring Relief Aid To Haiti


Chart: Charitable Giving to Haiti

Must-Read on 2011′s Unprecedented Rains and Wet-Dry Extremes, Just What You’d Expect From Global Warming

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Must-Read on 2011′s Unprecedented Rains and Wet-Dry Extremes, Just What You’d Expect From Global Warming (Climate Progress, edited by Joe Romm)

(Sources: NOAA NCDC)

pragwater.com is not just for Puerto Rico

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Two weeks ago, pragwater.com started using a free online service called ClusterMaps. We were happy to learn that pragwater.com has received visits from people all over the world, 27 countries in all. Here is the breakdown: