This US summer is ‘what global warming looks like’
If you want a glimpse of some of the worst of global warming, scientists suggest taking a look at U.S. weather in recent weeks. Horrendous wildfires. Oppressive heat waves. Devastating droughts....
View ArticleUSDA says drought to push up food prices in 2013
The federal government is projecting the record drought gripping half the U.S. will help push food prices up by 3 percent to 4 percent next year. Figures released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
View ArticleDrought won’t hurt Long Island farmers
The heavy heat and humidity of the last month or so has damaged some leafy vegetables and prompted a glut of corn, so farmers will get a little less per ear this summer.
View ArticleSquirrel population boom frustrates fruit growers
Last year's mild winter and a bumper crop of nuts have caused an apparent explosion in the squirrel population in patches of the country.
View ArticleUSDA final report details crop losses to drought
Farmers produced less than three-fourths of the corn the U.S. Department of Agriculture anticipated when planting was done in the spring.
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