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    Wedding Contest Results Coming Soon

    One of the features of the 2008 Farmers’ Almanac was a contest to determine the couple who’s nuptials took place during the worst weather Mother Nature could toss their way. Our entries numbered 500 and we narrowed it down to the 10 most (exciting) unusual wedding weather stories. American has now spoken. Voting ended at [...]

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    Why Is Good Service Hard to Schedule

    My Managing Editor, Sandi Duncan, lives n New Jersey. But, because of technology, we can work as editors, communicate with readers, connect with our friends at Farmers’ Almanac Television and do it with incredible speed and efficiency. We can do all this as long as the “systems” work.
    In the 2006 [...]

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    Mother Nature’s Split Personality!

    The 2008 Farmers’ Almanac is calling for a Two-Faced Winter! In fact, we believe that this winter, Mother Nature may in fact reveal her split-personality! But what does this mean?
    Well in the East and Great Lakes– be ready for lots of snow, and cold weather (including frosts into Florida) but for the West [...]

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    2008 Farmers’ Almanac Release

    As we have indicate on our home page, we are officially releasing the 2008 Farmers’ Almanac on Monday, August 27th. Part of the process is getting books into stores throughout the US and Canada. Keep in mind that there are a number of different titles in stores and some of the names can [...]

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    Lightning Awareness

    Thanks to John Jensenius of the National Weather Service, here are tips concerning Thunder and Lightning awareness.
    SEVERE WEATHER AWARENESS - THUNDERSTORMS AND LIGHTNING…
    Summertime is a good time for outdoor recreational activities. It is also the time of the year when thunderstorms are most likely. Thunderstorms can be beautiful, but they also can be deadly. Central [...]

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    Flood Safety Tips

    John Jensenius is a good friend working at the National Weather Service in Gray Maine. The NWS not only helps forecast weather, they have a wealth of information about severe weather and survival tips when caught in a storm. Much of the East Coast suffered through tremendous rains and floods. Here is information that should [...]

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    Frostbite Symptoms and Prevention

    The top story on the CNN website reads as follows:
    A bone-chilling Arctic cold wave with temperatures as low as 42 below zero shut down schools for thousands of youngsters Monday, halted some Amtrak service and put car batteries on the disabled list from the northern Plains across the Great Lakes.
    My company has a walking challenge [...]

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