By Heath West
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A dog in Ohio that was missing for nearly a week got a happy ending after she was found trapped inside the walls of a home, according to the Cincinnati Fire Department. Gertie had been gone for five days when the fire department got a call from a homeowner who heard her crying behind the wall of a garage.
The pup was stuck and impossible to reach, so crews used a sledgehammer to break the wall down and get Gertie out. A video shared on Facebook by the fire department shows firefighter Jenny Atkins cautiously using the sledgehammer to break through the wall one brick at a time until she made contact with the dog.
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Warmer winter soils could mean more spring bugs
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Kelly Estes, coordinator of the Illinois Cooperative Agriculture Pest Survey, is shown in this 2018 file photo. University of Illinois specialists say this year’s warm winter could lead to an increase in the number of spring insects.
CHAMPAIGN Despite the cold weather this February, winter soil temperatures averaged 1 to 2 degrees higher than the long-term averages in Illinois, indicating a greater chance of insects surviving the winter, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey.
Soil temperatures were slightly warmer than normal at the 4-inch depths. Under sod, temperatures averaged 36.3 degrees for the season, 1.3 degrees warmer than historical averages but 1.7 degrees cooler than winter 2019-2020. Seasonal lows fell into the 20s during February’s cold days in regions with little or no snow cover.
Warmer soil temperatures could lead to a very bug-infested spring in Illinois
Illinois State Water Survey
CHAMPAIGN Despite the cold weather this February, winter soil temperatures averaged 1 to 2 degrees higher than the long-term averages in Illinois, indicating a greater chance of insects surviving the winter, according to Jennie Atkins, Water and Atmospheric Resources Monitoring (WARM) program manager at the Illinois State Water Survey.
Soil temperatures were slightly warmer than normal at the 4-inch depths. Under sod, temperatures averaged 36.3 degrees for the season, 1.3 degrees warmer than historical averages but 1.7 degrees cooler than winter 2019-2020. Seasonal lows fell into the 20s during February’s cold days in regions with little or no snow cover.
Warmer winter soils could mean more spring bugs thetelegraph.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thetelegraph.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.