Friday, July 27, 2012

Ongoing drought hits crops hard

LiveScience: The drought affecting much of the continental United States -- not to mention the heat and dryness around the globe -- has sent corn and wheat prices skyrocketing, scientists said today (July 25). And the current weather could be a taste of what to expect in future decades. "Global warming helps make droughts hotter and drier than they would be without human influence," said Heidi Cullen, the chief climatologist for Climate Central, a non-profit organization dedicated to communicating the science...

URL: http://www.livescience.com/21845-ongoing-drought-crop-prices.html

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