I tried to add the following to a post I started on Feb. 03, 2007, with the above title. I was unable to resurrect that post from the archives, so here is the latest on bad corn.
I found this headline below the fold on the front page of the Minneapolis StarTribune, Sunday July 22, 2007.
"Hot enough for ya? It could be sweaty corn"
-"Climatologists are looking at a new theory on why we swelter: It's not the heat, it's the crops."
By Bill McAuliffe [email protected]
Mr. Bill's article states there is growing evidence in the case against bad corn. The theory he presents is that moisture transpired by plants, especially corn can be capped by highpressure zones. This "super moistureladen air" is carried downwind and can affect weather hunreds of miles away by increasing the dew point, and thus touching off severe weather.
He even cites a study and quotes climotologist Jeff Basara, linking an F2 tornado in Benson, Minnesota on June 11, 2001 with corn evaporation. That tornado injured several people.
Talk about your evil and insidious corn. With more and more acerage being devoted to the planting of corn for fuel, it won't be long before 6 foot high cornstalks take over this country. Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode where Billy Mummy banishes people to the corn field.
Whatever became of those two little boys that were kidnapped by eggplants in West Virginia last week?
Be careful when traveling in rural America! The corn has ears!
I found this headline below the fold on the front page of the Minneapolis StarTribune, Sunday July 22, 2007.
"Hot enough for ya? It could be sweaty corn"
-"Climatologists are looking at a new theory on why we swelter: It's not the heat, it's the crops."
By Bill McAuliffe [email protected]
Mr. Bill's article states there is growing evidence in the case against bad corn. The theory he presents is that moisture transpired by plants, especially corn can be capped by highpressure zones. This "super moistureladen air" is carried downwind and can affect weather hunreds of miles away by increasing the dew point, and thus touching off severe weather.
He even cites a study and quotes climotologist Jeff Basara, linking an F2 tornado in Benson, Minnesota on June 11, 2001 with corn evaporation. That tornado injured several people.
Talk about your evil and insidious corn. With more and more acerage being devoted to the planting of corn for fuel, it won't be long before 6 foot high cornstalks take over this country. Reminds me of a Twilight Zone episode where Billy Mummy banishes people to the corn field.
Whatever became of those two little boys that were kidnapped by eggplants in West Virginia last week?
Be careful when traveling in rural America! The corn has ears!
