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Land value wave dips; corn and soybean rental ground is next
2016-08-16 21:07:00| Corn & Soybean Digest
Retiring farmers may also impact agricultural land values. Agricultural land rental prices will have to fall or farmers will be forced to make cuts in fertilizer, pest control and other inputs. read more
This is no ordinary heat wave in the eastern U.S., as humidity reaches extreme levels
2016-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: From New Orleans to Portland, Maine, the heat and humidity has hit oppressive levels for the second long stretch this summer. In New York City, for example, entire blocks smell like hot garbage, and the air feels like a wet blanket, with heat indices approaching 110 degrees Fahrenheit. While the actual air temperatures during this heat wave are not record-breaking in most areas, it is the humidity that stands out as the weather event's defining feature. The dew point, which is the temperature...
Complaints Filed Over Danone's White Wave Purchase
2016-08-12 18:49:00| Food Processing
The Cornucopia Institute is contesting the acquisition of WhiteWave Foods by Groupe Danone as being anti-competitive in the U.S. organic milk and organic yogurt markets.
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An epic Middle East heat wave could be global warmings hellish curtain-raiser
2016-08-10 12:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: Record-shattering temperatures this summer have scorched countries from Morocco to Saudi Arabia and beyond, as climate experts warn that the severe weather could be a harbinger of worse to come. In coming decades, U. N. officials and climate scientists predict that the regions mushrooming populations will face extreme water scarcity, temperatures almost too hot for human survival and other consequences of global warming. If that happens, more conflicts and refugee crises far greater than those...
Alarming coral reef bleaching wave descends on the Maldives
2016-08-09 00:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: We have a new competitor for the worst place on Earth to be a coral! More than half of the coral reefs in the Maldives have been hit by a wave of bleaching this year, according to a new survey conducted by a team of researchers. Signs of bleaching were found in around 60 percent of the study areas total number of corals in some segments of the reef, the percentage of corals affected was as high as 90 percent. The biodiversity-rich area is home to some 3 percent of the planets corals. The...
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