Daniel Bezte

Reading Time: 3 minutes Ihave received several emails the past few months regarding the number of heavy rainfall events and associated flooding that has occurred around the world lately. I started poking around a little bit to see what I could find on the subject, and as usual, I came across some good research. While these studies were done […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes There are three different weather stories for us to talk about this issue. The first story is a little old already, but as we publish only biweekly this sometimes happens. The week of June 14-21 saw yet another in what seems like an endless series of strong areas of low pressure move through the Prairies […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes In the last issue we literally took a look at tornadoes and as I promised, this issue we are going to examine hail – something Albertans know all about. The first question when it comes to thunderstorms and hail is often “can it be too warm for hail?” The answer is yes. If the upper […] Read more

Reading Time: < 1 minute We’ve not seen much in the way of thunderstorms so far this year in Alberta, since it’s actually felt a lot more like late winter or early spring, but I’m still refusing to write (or think about) this crappy weather! Instead, we are going to continue our look at severe summer weather, and in particular, […] Read more

Reading Time: 2 minutes For this first issue of the new year, let’s finish up our El Nińo discussion. In the previous articles we discussed how the “normal” flow across the tropical Pacific Ocean is from east to west. This flow results in water being pushed away from the eastern coasts of North and South America, where it travels […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes With the dry and balmy weather on the Prairies so far this fall, some people are asking whether they’ll need snow fences this winter. Maybe not, but winter has a while to go yet, so perhaps it’s time to review how snow fences work and the best places to install them. The information that I […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Usually I wait until November to discuss getting a weather station for Christmas, but with the prices of computerized parts continuing to get cheaper and our Canadian dollar getting closer to par, these weather stations are becoming more affordable each day. Another issue our Christmas shoppers must deal with is that the best deals on […] Read more

Reading Time: 3 minutes Daniel Bezte has a special interest in farm weather, which he follows from a small farm near Winnipeg, where he has his own computerized weather station. He has been a regular contributor to other farm publications including the Farmers’ Independent Weekly and the Manitoba Co-operator. Daniel has a degree in geography, specializing in climatology, from […] Read more