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University of Lethbridge Tell Agricultural Future

Two professors at the University of Lethbridge created an interactive website that could provide farmers and ranchers with practical information on climate extremes and their impact.
 
The site, albertaclimaterecords.com, includes future climate projections, going from 2041 to 2070 and 55 climate variables, including frost days, length of growing season and rainfall extremes.
 
One of the professors, Stefan Kienzle says Alberta's climate is increasingly variable with more extreme weather events and warm and cold spells.
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