Dealing With Ice Melt Problems In Omaha
2020-21 has been dubbed as the “Winter of the Great Divide” due to the La Nina effect this year. A wide range of temperatures and precipitation levels are expected all around the country. According to the predictions of The Farmer’s Almanac, Nebraska comes under the “Cold, Above Normal Snowfall” region, which means it is expected to have below-normal temperature and a significant amount of snowfall beginning early in the season. However, Omaha and nearby regions are expected to have the coldest periods in mid-December, from late December into early January, and in late February. With snow all around, the first thing that we are worried about is choosing an ice melt that is safe for concrete and pets. The most common way of clearing snow is using rock salt. Salt was first used to deice roads in the U.S. in New Hampshire in 1938. It proved to be cheap and effective. Since then, it became the most common way of clearing snow from roads and facilities. Salt is essentially ...