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Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't remember this happening before'
"This year, the situation is tragic." Farmers raise concerns after staple crop becomes increasingly harder to grow: 'I don't ...
Science Daily15h
Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
Researchers have discovered meter-high chimneys on the floor of the Dead Sea. These are formed by the spontaneous crystallization of minerals from groundwater with an extremely high salt content ...
Berkshire Eagle16h
The threat of wildfires is growing as drought is now rated ‘severe’ in most of the Berkshires
The U.S. Drought Monitor has upgraded most of the Berkshires to its heightened danger category, and no rainfall is in sight ...
White smokers on the lake floor: Spectacular chimneys discovered in the Dead Sea
In an interdisciplinary research project coordinated by the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), researchers ...
Farm and Dairy1d
What comes next for drought-affected forages?
Drought conditions have affected most of Ohio this summer and ... This gives you the time to prepare for what you want to do ...
N.J. Forest Fire service battle multiple wildfires, one near popular preserve, another near gun range as state enters ‘extreme drought’
It’s been a rough fall for the New Jersey Forest Fire Service, which has been battling multiple notable wildfires across the state since October amid the ongoing drought. The fires have threatened ...
Is the drought affecting Christmas tree growth in Western Pennsylvania?
While the drought has been wreaking havoc on farmers, leaving fields brown and dead, on Christmas tree farms, most trees are ...
The Heritage Foundation7d
Defying Predictions: How Increased CO2 and Innovation Are Mitigating Effects of Drought on U.S. Crops and Forest Productivity
Crop yields have increased steadily since 1960 because of the development of drought-tolerant varieties ... in the western U.S. has shown little overlap between these patches of dead trees and major, ...
Drought reaches ‘critical’ level in Massachusetts
The severe drought has worsened in Massachusetts, expanding beyond the Boston metropolitan area to now include central and ...
Alarm over death of 10 elephants in India national park
The deaths of 10 elephants in three days in a national park in central India has raised alarm among conservationists. The ...
Maine experiencing ‘abnormally dry’ fall, heightened wildfire concerns
About 74% of the state was abnormally dry or in a moderate drought at the end of October, making it easier for wildfires to ...
A minor drought broken, a major one remembered
The last summer rain fell on central Arkansas on Sept. 16. After that, we had no rain until Saturday, Oct. 26. I have only western windows in my residence. They face the high orange brick base of a ...