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05/05/2022
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By News Editors
With water running out, California faces grim summer of dangerous heat, extreme drought
Heat waves. Severe drought. Extreme wildfires. (Article by Paul Duginski and Alex Wigglesworth republished from LATimes.com) As Southern California braces for unprecedented drought restrictions, long-range forecasts are predicting a summer that will be fraught with record-breaking temperatures, sere landscapes and above-average potential for significant wildfires, particularly in the northern part of the state. “The dice are […]
03/30/2022
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By Arsenio Toledo
Drought conditions causing surge in cotton prices, raising fears clothes could become more expensive
Freak weather patterns in the United States, including drought conditions in Texas, are affecting the price of cotton, signaling fears that clothes are about to get more expensive. On Monday, March 28, cotton futures in Texas jumped by four percent to reach a price of $1.3171 per pound. At one point during the trading day, cotton futures […]
03/24/2022
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By JD Heyes
Winter wheat harvest collapse imminent amid ongoing severe drought as “dust bowl conditions” persist
Even as the global supply chain crisis continues to worsen due to a series of geopolitical events, war and bad policies involving Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19), the U.S., considered the world’s breadbasket by many, is in for hard times regarding food security. Prices of food – like everything else, thanks to “Bidenflation” – have been trending upward for […]
03/18/2022
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By Cassie B.
Drought threatens US wheat harvest, deepening global supply challenges
A severe drought in the southern U.S. plains has placed the region’s winter wheat crops in serious jeopardy right as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is putting a major dent in global wheat supplies. America’s top wheat-producing state, Kansas, is being hit especially hard, with some farmers in the southwestern part of the state reporting that […]
02/10/2022
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By Kevin Hughes
Cooking oil’s price surge signals worsening global food inflation
Surging cooking oil prices is raising concerns that global food costs are heading for record highs as drought hampers production in South America, labor shortage hinders output in Malaysia and Indonesia bars exports to safeguard domestic supplies. Palm oil, the world’s most consumed cooking oil, soared to another intraday record in Kuala Lumpur on Monday, […]
12/07/2021
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By Mary Villareal
California to cut water supply to cities and farmlands amid worsening drought
The California Department of Water Resources is planning to restrict water delivery to cities and farmlands amid the ongoing drought that is expected to persist well into next year. This will affect 27 million Californians and three-quarters of a million acres of farmland. Karla Nemeth, the department’s director, said: “Despite a wet start to the water year, conditions have dried out […]
11/03/2021
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By Mary Villareal
Oat prices reach record high amid droughts
Prices for oats and grains are up nearly 150 percent over the last year due to extremely dry weather in key growing regions. The drought was estimated to cut U.S. oat production by up to 40 percent, with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) saying this year’s oat crop was the smallest on record at only 40 million bushels. […]
10/28/2021
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By Arsenio Toledo
Farmers all over the world are worried the supply chain crisis will affect next year’s harvest
Farmers all over the world are concerned that the ongoing supply chain crisis will have a disastrous effect on their 2022 crop outputs. Input prices – or all the costs that go into a harvest – are already making it difficult for farmers in the United States to operate normally. According to financial services company StoneX Group, […]
10/27/2021
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By Cassie B.
Severe drought in South America wreaking havoc on shipping, energy, fishing and drinking water supplies
The effects of the severe ongoing drought in South America can be felt throughout the continent, with the second-longest river there, the Parana River, hitting a 77-year low that is compromising commercial shipping, fishing and the drinking water supply of 30 million people. Paraguay is being especially hard hit. The landlocked nation of seven million […]
10/18/2021
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By Cassie B.
Lake Tahoe’s water levels reach dangerous lows due to California drought
The water level in Lake Tahoe has dropped to a four-year low as droughts in California continue to take their toll on the scenic body of water. Following several days of increased evaporation brought about by high winds, the lake’s water levels dropped to the natural rim of the basin on Tuesday for the first […]
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