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Maple Sugaring with New Technology – NBC Connecticut
The Green Hollow Sugar House in Plainfield has been increasing their technology over the last several years. A new technology and process called reverse osmosis is helping speed up the production of maple syrup. The process takes sap from the trees and quickly removes the water from the sap harnessing mostly the sugar needed to …
A fall break before a visit from the remnants of Sally
By Thursday and Friday, we will be monitoring the progress of the remnants of Sally. The storm is currently in the Gulf of Mexico and headed northwest. It has an eye on the New Orleans area for Tuesday. The storm could potentially strengthen to a category 2 storm before making landfall. That projection is stronger …
New technology could speed severe-weather warnings
The timing of your severe warnings are crucial, and meteorologists work hard to get you those warnings as quickly as possible. Our own Brittany Bell spent a week in Norman, Oklahoma, to test out new ways to keep you ready. Bell spent a week at the Hazardous Weather Testbed. The Testbed conducts an experiment each …