The Land Desk

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Aridification Watch: May edition

As the snow season wraps up, how are things looking?

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Jonathan P. Thompson
May 06, 2022
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It’s that time of the year, again, folks. Yep, you guessed it, it’s … Yukigata Time! Okay, maybe you didn’t guess it. Maybe you have no idea what the word even means. But I’m willing to bet you are familiar with the concept and, if you are a farmer or a gardener, you probably use a yukigata. 

A yukigata is a pattern formed by melting snow on a mountain s…

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