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Droughts only expected to worsen with time, U.N. agencies warn
World NowAs United States farms and Sahel villages suffer the ravages of drought, world experts are warning that countries around the globe are sorely in need of plans to cope with the problem. The dire effects, they say, are only expected to get worse. Climate... -
Corn, soybean prices at all-time high worldwide, World Bank says
World NowThe cost of corn and soybeans soared to all-time heights in July, pushing global food prices upwards and pushing budgets to the breaking point in the Middle East and Africa, the World Bank has warned.... -
Beef prices to slow after 6.5% rise; total food costs to boom
Your Christmas roast may cost far more than it did last year, but the soaring price of beef is set to simmer down in 2013, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Retail beef and veal prices are projected to rise 5.5% to 6.5% this year, more...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Bacon, Holidays
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Less meat consumed, prices rising amid disease, drought
Meat-eaters worldwide consumed less protein last year, due in part to disease outbreaks and drought that have shrunk livestock herds. The average human ate 93.3 pounds of meat last year, down from 93.7 pounds in 2010 after a decades-long upswing,...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Bird Flu, Russia, Diseases and Illnesses
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Food FYI: U.S. drought to push food prices higher
Daily DishFood FYI: U.S. drought to push food prices higher... -
Widespread drought causes corn prices to surge; grocery goods next?
Massive swaths of Midwest farmland are suffering through one of the most widespread droughts in history, causing corn prices to soar as the USDA scales back its predictions for a record crop. Corn farmers are expected to yield an average of 146 bushels...
Tags: Natural Disasters, Chicago Board of Trade, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Consumers, Weather
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L.A. Film Festival: 'All is Well,' 'Drought' win top jury prizes
A feature film about two sisters fleeing an African civil war and a documentary centering on a Mexican cattle-ranching community took home the top prizes at the Los Angeles Film Festival on Sunday. "All is Well," a Portuguese-language film directed by ...
Tags: Wendell Pierce, Sundance Film Festival, Celebrities, Rachael Harris, Magic Mike (movie)
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Advocacy group's extreme weather map brings climate change home
GreenspaceA new map published today by the Natural Resources Defense Council makes it plain that extreme weather attributable to climate change isn’t something that only happens in other parts of the world. Chances are, you’ve had your own Hurricane... -
Can board block use of drought-tolerant plants?
Question: Our homeowners association has what seems to be miles of greenbelts and landscaping that is not water-efficient. Our board of directors and their friends, who constitute the majority of owners, are of the same mind-set in that they refuse to use...Tags: Natural Disasters, Services and Shopping, Real Estate
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Texas drought shrinks state cow herd
Nation NowSince January of last year, the number of cows in Texas has decreased by about 600,000, a 12% drop from about 5 million cows at the beginning of the year, David Anderson, who monitors beef markets for the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, told The Times.... -
Deadly winter storm sweeps Great Plains; more snow, wind expected
Nation NowAbout 10 inches of snow had fallen in western Kansas before dawn Tuesday, and several more inches — along with strong wind gusts — were expected, National Weather Service meteorologist Tim Burke in Dodge City told The Times.... -
Tree rings document ancient Western megadrought
GreenspaceUniversity of Arizona scientists have found evidence of extreme Western drought in the second century that matches or exceeds the better known droughts of the medieval period....
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