by faster | Jun 10, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Washington Post DATE: June 10 SNIP: As rain deluged the Midwest this spring, commercial fisherman Ryan Bradley knew it was only a matter of time before the disaster reached him. All that water falling on all that fertilizer-enriched farmland would soon wend...
by faster | Jun 3, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: EurekAlert! and AGU DATE: June 3, 2019 SNIP: The frequency of downpours of heavy rain–which can lead to flash floods, devastation, and outbreaks of waterborne disease–has increased across the globe in the past 50 years, research led by the Global...
by faster | May 16, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Inside Climate News DATE: May 16, 2019 SNIP: Standing on the banks of the Keya Paha River (Nebraska) where it cuts through his farm, Bob Allpress points across a flat expanse of sand to where a critical shut-off valve is supposed to rise from the Keystone XL...
by faster | May 15, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: The Economic Collapse Blog [Take with a grain of salt, but the numbers are from the Department of Agriculture and are quite clearly problematic.] DATE: May 15, 2019 SNIP: 2019 is turning out to be a nightmare that never ends for the agriculture industry....
by faster | Mar 21, 2019 | Blog
SOURCE: Earther DATE: March 21, 209 SNIP: The Midwest floods continue to be a slow-moving disaster. Towns, farms, and infrastructure are still underwater in Nebraska, and water will take months to work through the vast network of rivers, creeks, and streams that drain...