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Climate Change-Enhanced Drought Clobbering US Ranching
The persistence of the drought in Texas has forced ranchers to use all the creative techniques they can muster to survive, reports Stephanie Strom at the New York Times. For some, it has meant knowing as much about land management … Continue reading
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US Winters Warming Faster – Report
While the US as a whole has seen a warming trend that has raised annual average temperatures by 1.3°F over the past century, warming varies seasonally, and it’s winter that has seen the fastest warming, says a new report by Climate … Continue reading
Extreme 2012 US Drought Devastated Red States Mostly
The extreme 2012 US drought, considered by many scientists to be partly due to human driven global warming, has been devastating across US farmlands, but was particularly so for ten central midwest states, reports Alyson Kenward at Climate Central. Of … Continue reading
Climate Change Could Devastate US Agriculture – USDA Study
A recent comprehensive US Department of Agriculture study concludes rising temperatures could cost farmers millions as they battle new pests, faster weed growth and get smaller yields as climate change continues, reports Christopher Doering at USA Today. Climate change could … Continue reading
Wind Energy Is Winning Hearts, Saving US Farms
Kansas is a good example of how fighting climate change can be an act of patriotism and pragmatism, reports Kim Larsen at Onearth.org. The Climate and Energy Project there does not discount climate change, but appeals to Kansans to develop … Continue reading
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US Farm Policy Boosting Climate Change
The proposed US farm bill in Congress, in ALL its versions, will boost climate change and make farms more vulnerable to climate change, argues Mark Hertsgaard, a policy expert at the New America Foundation, in the New York Times. Climate … Continue reading
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Monarch Butterflies Downed By Climate Change
This year’s traditional migration of the Monarch butterfly, a beautiful large orange butterfly, from North America to Mexico, will be far smaller than last year, reports Michael Pearce at the Wichita Eagle. Its decline is a perfect example of how … Continue reading
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Drought Will Raise Food Prices Substantially in 2013
About 70 percent of Colorado’s corn crop is irrigated from surface water rights, subject to drought, or wells that further deplete the ever-shrinking aquifer that supports midwestern agriculture. Pervasive drought in Colorado and much of the US means that food … Continue reading
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Adapting to Climate Change Will Be Challenging – India Drought
India is in the midst of its second drought in four years, with rainfall roughly 20 percent below average nationwide, and 70% below average in Punjab, its food basket region, reports Robert Eshelman at ClimateWire. Agriculture employs close to a … Continue reading
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Record Midwest Heat Wave Damages Crops
What makes this recent Midwest heat wave so “out of whack”, says National Weather Service meteorologist Jim Keeney, is that so much of the Mid west has been hit so early in the summer with such a long, dry and … Continue reading
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