Temperatures have reached over 100 degrees for 24 consecutive days in a row in Dallas/Fort Worth. Rafe Brock, a fishery management biologist for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's DFW district says that these dead fish, died from a depletion of oxygen from the water due to the heat. "As the temperature increases, [water's] ability to hold oxygen decreases," he said. "We're getting surface temps … (0 comments)
weather causing slow appointments: Denton County Texas Crops Okay, Despite the Dry Weather
- 07/23/11 10:43 AM
Despite this horrible, dry, hot weather in North Texas, Denton County agriculture agent notes that Denton County crops are okay. Many farmers are in early stages of suffering, but not nearly as much as many other Texas county farmers. Ranchers and farmers are continuing to wonder what will happen this fall. With almost three weeks of no rain and temperatures over 100 degrees, crops are still in satisfactory condition and there is enough hay to satisfy livestock. "We had good spring rains that have helped us through the summer," Baggs (Denton County Agriculture agent). Baggs said farmers and ranchers in … (1 comments)
weather causing slow appointments: Sellers...It's the Weather I Tell You!
- 03/22/10 10:34 AM
Sellers...It's the Weather I Tell You! Alas, now, I can back up my statements and explanations for slow appointments in the last couple of weeks to my sellers! It's the weather! According to the chief economist for the National Association of Realtors, in an article titled, " Pending Sales Down; Severe Weather Impacting Market", pending home sales have decreased with additional declines expected from the recent poor weather conditions. NAR derives information from "The Pending Home Sales Index", which bases the numbers from contracts signed in January, which fell 7.6 percent to 90.4 from an upwardly revised 97.8 in December, but … (2 comments)
Good Lord! Even the fish are dying from the heat! 
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