Perhaps it’s a matter of perspective. If you’re a cattle rancher in New Mexico without enough grass to feed your stock, it’s a drought. If you’re a satellite orbiting a couple of hundred miles away in space, things may look …
DENVER _ Eight more Colorado counties have been declared natural disaster areas because of drought and a freeze. Colorado Sen. Mark Udall’s office said Monday the designation encompasses Alamosa, Conejos, Costilla, Rio Grande and Saguache counties in southern Colorado, which …
Crop losses linked to severe drought conditions are expected to take a toll on the economy in southwest Kansas. The Garden City Telegram reported that the Garden City Co-Op is estimating taking about 35 to 40 percent less grain than …
The La Nina weather anomaly, blamed for one of the worst droughts in the southern United States, could revive this autumn, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center forecast on Thursday. In its monthly report, the CPC said wind circulation consistent with …
According to a new study from Swiss Re, “Europe is witnessing a dramatic increase in property damage as a result of soil subsidence.” A new loss model developed by Swiss Re and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH Zurich), …
The severe drought ravaging Texas and other parts of the U.S. Southwest is getting worse, weather experts said Thursday, and little respite is in sight for farmers, ranchers and others whose livelihoods and properties are suffering. The latest report from …
Bulldozers and airplanes have been put on alert as Texas faces an increased threat for wildfires. In Oklahoma, that state has experienced the driest four month stretch the Dust Bowl and thousands of acres have burned in the past month …
