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Midwest Drought Wilting Future Crop Yields
2014-05-01 22:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: Increasingly harsh drought conditions in the US Midwest's "Corn Belt" may take a serious toll on corn and soybean yields over the next half-century, according to research published today in the journal Science. Corn yields could drop by 15 to 30 percent, according to the paper's estimates, which could be devastating to a nation in which corn and soybeans account for approximately 40 and 35 percent of global production, respectively. "Yield increases are getting smaller in bad conditions," co-author...
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Drought Conditions in Western US were Once Much Worse than Anything in the Past Century
2014-05-01 21:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World: A study of climate data taken from trees in the Western US reveals levels of drought that were significantly worse than anything experienced in the past century. The 1930s drought that triggered The Dust Bowl, considered the worst US drought that century, was barely strong enough to make the list of worst droughts, according to scientists at Brigham Young University in Utah, who analyzed the state's climate record back to 1429. "We're conservatively estimating the severity of these droughts...
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BEEF Poll: Is Drought An Issue In Your Operation?
2014-04-28 21:56:23| Beef
This week’s online poll at beefmagazne.com is: “Is drought an issue in your operation this spring?” Be sure to leave your situation and location in the comments section after voting. Yes, its an immediate issue and is affecting my short-term outlook and management Yes, but I have some latitude with time. Its not having a significant effect on my short or long-term outlook. No
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Fields And Farm Jobs Dry Up With California's Worsening Drought
2014-04-22 09:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: On a recent afternoon on the main drag of Orange Grove, Calif., about a dozen farm workers gathered on the sidewalk in front of a mini-mart. One man sits on a milk crate sipping a beer. A few others scratch some lotto tickets. Salvador Perez paces back and forth with his hands stuffed in the pockets of his jeans. If there is no water, there's no work, he says in Spanish. Perez was laid off when the citrus farmer he worked for ran out of water. He has five kids to support, and though the...
Climate linked drought adding to Syrias misery
2014-04-22 05:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: The conflict in Syria has devastated much of the countrys agricultural sector. But while the fighting has left large tracts of farmland abandoned, irrigation systems smashed and livestock neglected, other forces have also been at work. Syria and much of the Eastern Mediterranean region is in the grip of one of the longest periods of drought on record. The World Food Programme (WFP) says the recent rainfall season in Syria, which usually lasts from October to April, produced less than half...
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