Iraqi Merchants Struggle on Amid Series of Strong Sandstorms May 17, 2022 By Samya Kullab BAGHDAD (AP) — The thick layer of dust blanketing the sky did not deter Muhammed Ghalib from walking to work...
Las Vegas Water Intake Now Visible at Drought-Stricken Lake Mead May 2, 2022 LAS VEGAS (AP) — A massive drought-starved reservoir on the Colorado River has become so depleted that Las Vegas now...
Three Men Sentenced in Georgia Forced Farm Labor Investigation April 4, 2022 AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) _ Three men have been sentenced to federal prison as part of a broad investigation into what...
Tired of Waiting for Driverless Vehicles? Head to a Farm March 17, 2022 By Scott McFetridge DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For years Americans have been told autonomous technology was improving and that driverless vehicles were...
UN: Droughts, Less Water in Europe as Warming Wrecks Crops March 3, 2022 By Aritz Parra and Sergio Rodrigo LA HERRADURA, Spain (AP) — “Herders and farmers have their feet on the ground, but their eyes on the sky.”...
Beekeepers Turn to Anti-Theft Technology as Hive Thefts Rise February 23, 2022 By Daisy Nguyen WOODLAND, Calif. (AP) — For a few frenzied weeks, beekeepers from around the United States truck billions of honeybees to...
Dry Winter Drains Reservoirs, Ruins Crops in Spain, Portugal February 14, 2022 By Emilio Morenatti ACEREDO, Spain (AP) — Roofs peeking out of the water have become a common sight every summer at the Lindoso...
Toxic ‘Forever Chemicals’ Found in Michigan Farm’s Beef January 31, 2022 By John Flesher Beef produced at a small Michigan farm was found to contain toxic “forever chemicals” after the cattle were fed crops...
US Crop Insurance Payouts Rise Sharply as Climate Change Worsens Droughts, Floods January 27, 2022 By Leah Douglas Insurance payments to U.S. farmers for crops lost to droughts and flooding have risen more than threefold over the past...
Wineries, Farms Eligible for Last-Ditch California Insurance January 24, 2022 By Don Thompson SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)–Napa wineries and others hard-hit by massive wildfires in California’s wine country and elsewhere will soon be able...