It’s dry. Its very, very dry. As matter of fact, it’s now so dry that this year has officially rivaled the Dust Bowl of 1936: The 2012 drought disaster is now the largest in over 50 years, and among the ten largest of the past century, according to a new report released by the National […]
Not only are we facing a new great depression, but it looks like the dust bowl could also be on the comeback: Federal water managers said Friday that they plan to cut off water, at least temporarily, to thousands of California farms as a result of the deepening drought gripping the state. U.S. Bureau of […]
The weather has been crazy this year, that is certain. With all the massive flooding in the Midwest, another weather problem seems to be – droughts in the South: Officials in the Oklahoma Panhandle are appealing for government aid to help with the effects of a drought that has harmed crops and livestock forage. “This […]
We hear about it all the time, but there’s a problem. When you have a drought going on then you don’t have the water to cool the reactors. The solution? Shut them down: Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying […]
Why does Bush hate American farmers? They clear brush just like him!: The United States Congress risks a presidential veto if it approves a multibillion-dollar disaster aid package for farmers and ranchers, the White House said on Tuesday, ahead of a Senate vote on the question. Farm-state senators, along with nearly three dozen farm and […]