Colorado Flooding: The Silver Lining September 23, 2013 By Ivan Moreno and Manuel Valdes Surging waters in Colorado swept away barns, silos and fences and left houses covered in mud in this northern agricultural...
More Minnesota Farms Relying On Irrigation September 10, 2013 Alan Peterson is among a growing number of Minnesota farmers are relying on irrigation to ensure they can produce a...
Texans Asked to Provide Drought Photos Online August 6, 2013 Some state agencies dealing with the lingering Texas drought have invited people to share their original photos online. The coalition...
USDA Offering Drought Loans in 4 Nevada Counties July 22, 2013 Federal agriculture officials have declared Storey County a primary natural disaster area due to drought, making farmers and ranchers in...
USDA Issues Drought Disaster For East Idaho Counties July 15, 2013 Federal agriculture officials have issued a disaster declaration for Clark County in eastern Idaho due to a lack of rain...
USDA Includes 2 New Mexico Counties In Drought Aid Areas July 9, 2013 Two northern New Mexico counties are included in new federal government designations of primary disaster areas due to damages and...
New El Nino Warnings Could Help Farmers Withstand Drought, Floods July 2, 2013 By Alister Doyle Scientists have found a way to forecast El Nino weather events in the Pacific a year in advance, long enough...
Oregon Drought Makes Firefighters Nervous July 1, 2013 Firefighters are nervous, and ranchers and farmers are hurting as Malheur County enters summer in drought. Gov. John Kitzhaber has...
11 U.S. Weather Disasters in 2012 Cost More Than $1 Billion Each June 14, 2013 By Brian K. Sullivan The U.S. suffered 11 weather and climate disasters last year that caused more than $1 billion in damage each and...
New Mexico Setting New Records With Drought May 23, 2013 New Mexico is slipping further into drought, having marked the driest two-year period in nearly 120 years of record-keeping. National...