Category Archives: Drought

Drought cost more than hurricane in 2012

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

Jeff Masters. 16 Nov 2012. Lessons from 2012: Droughts, not Hurricanes, are the Greater Danger. wunderground.com The colossal devastation and loss of life wrought by Hurricane Sandy makes the storm one of the greatest disasters in U.S. history. The storm … Continue reading →

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Drought and the Food Supply

Posted on July 26, 2012 by

  Annie Lowrey. 25 Jul 2012. Severe Drought Seen as Driving Cost of Food Up.  New York Times. Scorching heat and the worst drought in nearly a half-century are threatening to send food prices up, spooking consumers and leading to … Continue reading →

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History of Drought in America since 1899 – Worst ever now

Posted on July 21, 2012 by

The dust bowls of the 1950s were worse than the famous dust bowls of the Great Depression.  The conditions for a new dust bowl are happening again, only this time we’ve cut down the trees so that 27 ton tractors … Continue reading →

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Drought affects Survival in many ways

Posted on December 14, 2011 by

Christian Parenti calls multiple crises “The Catastrophic Convergence” in “Tropic of Chaos, Climate change and the new geography of Violence”.  The problem isn’t that calamities happen simultaneously, it’s that they compound and amplify one another. Obviously drought reduces agricultural production.  … Continue reading →

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Drought

Posted on December 13, 2011 by

Even faraway drought will destabilize the United States in two main ways: 1)      Beginning in 2004, we started importing half of our food.  Drought will make imports more expensive.  Larry Rohter. Dec 12, 2004. South America Seeks to Fill the … Continue reading →

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