Drought reaches ‘critical’ level in Massachusetts
The severe drought has worsened in Massachusetts, expanding beyond the Boston metropolitan area to now include central and ...
The Greenville News6d
South Carolina plunges into drought again, McMaster asks congressional delegation for help
McMaster asked for federal financial assistance from blows to agriculture this year. While none of the counties in the state have surpassed the first level of drought, some Upstate weather ...
The New Indian Express11d
Crop yields drop by 38 per cent in drought-hit Annamayya in Andhra
In Kalakada, a severely drought-affected mandal in Annamayya district, dwindling water resources have impacted agriculture activity. With irrigation ponds and wells drying up, farmers are ...
WMUR7d
Ongoing drought conditions raise groundwater concerns
THAT’S THE CONCERN FOR THE VERNON FAMILY FARM. THEY’RE WORRIED ABOUT WHAT THIS YEAR’S DROUGHT COULD MEAN FOR NEXT YEAR’S BOTTOM LINE. LIKE WE SORT OF HAD A GOLDILOCKS SUMMER THIS YEAR.
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 ... little overlap between these patches of dead trees and major, destructive fires.REF ...
Nature10d
How to climate-proof crops: scientists say the secret’s in the dirt
How farming could become the ultimate climate-change tool Experimental evidence is accumulating, they say, that by improving soil health, crops can be made more resilient to drought and extreme ...
UPI4d
Firefighter dead, NYC faces wildfire threats caused by historic drought
The Big Apple is cooking amid a historic drought and abnormally warm weather, raising the risk of wildfires in New York City's green spaces. Advertisement Vasquez was killed while battling a fire ...
NJ.com20d
N.J. grows $20M of cranberries each year. Drought is threatening our ruby red crop.
Farming amidst a drought is difficult for any crop, but the “rubies of the pines” are particularly reliant on water during each phase of the farming process. A prolonged dry spell across areas ...
Los Angeles Times8d
Climate change identified as main driver of worsening drought in the Western United States
The researchers determined that since 2000, human-caused warming has become the dominant force leading to more drought severity in the Western United States. In the case of the intense Western ...
app.com28d
New Jersey officials declare drought watch, ask residents to conserve water
New Jersey residents are being asked to conserve water, after the state Department of Environmental Protection issued a drought watch on Thursday. The state has received below-normal levels of ...
Yahoo News4d
Firefighter dead, NYC faces wildfire threats caused by historic drought
The Big Apple is cooking amid a historic drought and abnormally warm weather, raising the risk of wildfires in New York City's green spaces. Vasquez was killed while battling a fire in a forest in ...