In Missouri 40% of the state's corn crop was classified as poor or very poor. Iowa, the nation's top corn producer, is in the midst of its worst drought in a decade with about 80% of the state in some measure of drought.
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'It's an emergency.' Midwest towns scramble as drought threatens drinking water
James Rainbolt typically can tackle most problems at his rural water plant with some extra time or money.
Este hilo es brutal y de obligada lectura sobre el significado de la suspensión de las exportaciones de arroz por parte del gobierno de la India y cómo afectará al resto del mundo. Y todo ello relacionado fundamentalmente con la emergencia climática, entre otras causas no menores.
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For those who might not know, following a week after the Russia-Ukraine wheat embargo, there are even bigger and ominous signs hinting at global food insecurity and the catastrophic agricultural crises coming our way.
India last week banned export on all non-basmati rice varieties.
I repeat: EXPORT BAN ON ALL non-basmati RICE varieties.
[Aside: export of basmati variety will continue, the demand for which is relatively small in India when compared to the nearly 15 major varieties of rice (it's home to at least a 1000 varieties) consumed by very large populations everyday(these are the ones which are now banned). Basmati is a "festive" and only occasionally consumed variety in India. It is largely exported to the richer nations, many of whom think it is the only variety of rice from India.]
Why is India banning rice now?
Answer: global warming.
What’s happening in India (and South Asia at large) should both terrify you and wake you up
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