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Get ready for new normal: dry and drier
2015-08-16 23:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: California in the Great Drought is a living diorama of how the future is going to look across much of the United States as climate change sets in. Like hippies and "dude," wine bars and hot tubs, mega-churches and gay rights, what gets big in California goes national soon enough. Now, the large dark bruise spreading across the state on the U.S. Drought Monitor map is a preview of a bone-dry world to come. Admittedly, recent summer rains have somewhat dulled the edge of this "exceptional" California...
USDA Weather recap: Drier air in Midwest; hot weather in south
2015-07-30 20:16:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
In the north, cooler, drier air pushed into much of the Midwest, although showers lingered across the southern and western Corn Belt. In particular, rainfall totals of 1 to 2 inches or more were common across Missouri and southern Illinois. read more
USDA weather recap: Drier across Corn Belt, heavy rains across South
2015-07-09 17:06:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
winter wheat that had been drenched by heavy June rainfall. However, drying conditions were less than ideal due to lingering showers in the southernmost Corn Belt and below-normal temperatures. Weekly temperatures averaged at least 5° F below normal in a broad area stretching from the central Corn Belt into the Northeast. read more
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Colombia coffee zones drier as El Nio conditions kicks in
2015-07-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Colombia's coffee regions have been drier than usual for weeks as an El Nino weather anomaly takes effect and the crop will see less rainfall from now until harvest time, potentially limiting its size in a few areas, agronomists say. The National Coffee Federation's top agronomist, Carlos Armando Uribe, said Wednesday the entity's estimate of a 12.5-13 million 60-kg bag crop was still realistic though the drier conditions would increase the threat of crop damage from pests. "It's likely it...
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California wildflowers losing diversity face warmer, drier winters
2015-06-22 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Native wildflowers in California are losing species diversity after multiple years of drier winters, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, which provides the first direct evidence of climate change impacts in the state's grassland communities. The study, published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, is based on 15 years of monitoring about 80 sampling plots at McLaughlin Reserve, part of UC Davis' Natural Reserve System. "Our study shows...
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