The US, France and Mexico are planning talks to consider whether an emergency meeting is needed to tackle the soaring price of grain. Continue reading
Tag Archives: drought
Bill Marsh: The Long, Dry History of the West
Long before the current drought or the continuing conversation about global warming, before the Dust Bowl, the climate in large portions of the American West was far drier than modern humans have become accustomed to.
Michael Klare: Real-life hunger games
If earth continues heating at its exponential rate, our post-apocalyptic fantasies could become everyday realities Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change
Tagged climate hysteria, dioxycarbophobia, drought, weather superstition
Diversity keeps grasslands resilient to drought, climate change
For much of the year drought has been plaguing American grasslands. But a recent study found that grasses do not appear to be losing the turf war against climate when it comes to surviving with little precipitation. Continue reading
Harsh weather doesn’t prove global warming, Republican lawmakers say
No it doesn’t, especially as it is very localized warming while the southern hemisphere ‘enjoys’ a miserable winter. Continue reading
Calls rain in to lighten ethanol rule
As a historic drought worsens across much of the nation, pressure is building on the Obama administration to alter federal mandates that could claim as much as 40 percent of this year’s plummeting corn crop for ethanol production. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels
Tagged burning food, drought, ethanol mandates, really stupid idea
Almost a billion go hungry worldwide
As global starvation spreads, charities warn that the total number of severely malnourished children is also rising Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Food miscellany, Population
Tagged burning food, drought, ethanol mandates, really stupid idea
Climate-Battered South Asia Looks to Rio+20 Formula
Far-flung South Asian communities, from the high Himalayan slopes to the Indian Ocean coasts, united in the face of extreme and uncertain weather, continue to hold out hope that the Rio+20 focus on disaster risk reduction (DRR) will positively influence national policies. Continue reading
Gene Lyons: Climate change real — ask the cows
Mr Ed issued an immediate rebuttal, stating silly cows don’t know what they are talking about Continue reading
Crops hit by drought and biofuel policy: another food price crisis?
Not so long ago, things were looking good. The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) had announced on the 5th of July that the FAO food price index had been falling for the third consecutive month and that in May of this year the index had been at its lowest since September 2010. But the optimism may be short-lived. Continue reading
Dust Bowl, 1988 both eclipse 2012 drought, scientists say
For Midwest farmers and ranchers whose parched lands are gasping for rain, the 2012 drought is utterly devastating. For the scientists who take the long view of history, it’s merely a climatological blip. Continue reading
Chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be the ‘new normal’
Hmm… chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be ‘the Tooth Fairy’s last stand’
chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be ‘named Bert’
chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be ‘the worst in 800 years’
chronic 2000-04 drought, worst in 800 years, may be ‘the last ever such incidence’
There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact. –Mark Twain. Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate hysteria, climate models, drought, PlayStation® climatology, weather superstition
Could Africa hold the answers to America’s drought woes?
“The world’s poorest continent could offer clues to how America’s farmers might cope with a hotter, drier climate, leading agriculture experts say.“
Hmm… I was under the impression the long-enduring Sahelian drought had broken and that, along with improved water efficiency due to elevating CO2 levels was the reason for the regreening of the Sahel. I’m not at all convinced WRI deserve any credit for that. Continue reading
Roger Pielke Jr.: Comparing 2012 Drought Costs to 1980 and 1988
USA Today reports some estimates of the costs of the current US drought in comparison to the 1980 and 1988 droughts. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Climate Change
Tagged climate hysteria, drought, weather superstition
Editorial: Put a damper on Congress’s drought drama
THE UNITED STATES is experiencing its worst drought since 1956. Amid seemingly endless heat, crops bake and livestock pant. Politically, though, the brutal weather is manna from heaven for the agriculture lobby and its amen chorus on Capitol Hill. At last — the perfect excuse to pressure House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) into speeding consideration of a subsidy-rich, five-year farm bill! Continue reading
A Drought Of U.S. Leadership
As drought destroys the U.S. corn crop and drives prices skyward, the U.S. now buys corn from Brazil and faces the end of its prized role as the world’s top food supplier. It’s time to scrap the ethanol mandate. Continue reading
Posted in Agriculture, Biofuels, Economics
Tagged drought, ethanol mandates, really stupid idea
Andrew Freedman: Drought Has Ties to La Niña, with Global Warming Assist
No Andy, can’t agree with your call there. As we have a look on replay we see it’s set up by Arctic and North Atlantic Oscillations, La Niña’s faded right away and a surprise teleconnect from Indian Ocean Dipole! Global Warming’s nowhere to be seen. Let’s cross to our super aerial coverage… Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change
Tagged climate hysteria, dioxycarbophobia, drought, weather superstition
Krugman vs. Research, Who You Gonna Believe?
Roger Pielke Jr. hits the “Bullshit Button” on Krugman’s climate raving Continue reading
US corn belt crisis threatens to drive up global inflation
A fresh surge in food prices could tie the hands of economic policymakers around the world Continue reading
SPPI: Droughts in Mexico
Climate alarmists warn of all sorts of weather disasters, including droughts, as the Earth recovers from the debilitating chill of the Little Ice Age and begins to experience the more benign temperatures of the Current Warm Period. Continue reading
