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United Kingdom: Extreme weather to blame for 1.3bn loss
2013-01-01 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Scotsman: ALTHOUGH the official figures will not be released until later this month, the English National Farmers Union estimates that the extreme weather has caused a staggering 1.3 billion loss in farm income in 2012 as a result of extreme weather problems. And the union warns that might not be the final tally as many farmers currently have land under water or are facing a double-whammy of huge feed bills for their livestock. With farmers reeling from both the physical and financial challenges from...
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