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Too Much Rain Hampers Mississippi Farmers

Northeast Mississippi farmers have had to replant some of their corn and soybeans more than once because of spring downpours. It’s the third year in a row that farmers have had to fight excess water, Charlie Stokes, the area’s agronomy …

British Insurers Adjust Risk Models after Costly Repeat of 100-Year Floods

British insurers could have to pay out up to £250 million ($377 million) in claims to owners of homes and businesses, industry specialists said on Monday, after the northwest of England suffered once-in-a-century floods for the second time in 10 …