California Utility Says its Equipment May Be Linked to Fire July 20, 2021 SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric equipment may have been involved in the start of the big Dixie...
Unstable Weather Will Continue to Fuel Huge Oregon Blaze July 19, 2021 By Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Dry, unstable and windy conditions will keep fueling a massive wildfire in southern Oregon, forecasters said,...
U.S. Initiates Emergency Crop Insurance Procedures in States Hit by Extreme Drought July 14, 2021 Responding to extreme drought conditions in parts of the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is authorizing emergency procedures...
Summer Is Already Off to a Wild Start July 2, 2021 By Brian K Sullivan Extreme temperatures in China coupled with a lack of hydro-power forced blackouts in some of its largest industrial cities last...
Wild Weather Plagues North America Grain Crops as Demand Surges June 30, 2021 By Michael Hirtzer, Marcy Nicholson and Kim Chipman The world is counting on farmers in North America for big harvests of everything from corn to canola this year....
Drought Woes in Dry US West Raise July 4 Fireworks Fears June 28, 2021 By Lindsay Whitehurst SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Many Americans aching for normalcy as pandemic restrictions end are looking forward to traditional Fourth...
California Farmers Told Drought Could Cut Off Their Water June 17, 2021 SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Thousands of Central California farmers were warned Tuesday that they could face water cutoffs this summer...
Brutal Heatwave to Descend on U.S. West, Prompting Fire Warnings June 15, 2021 By Dan Whitcomb LOS ANGELES — A heatwave already punishing parts of the U.S. Southwest on Monday was expected to move into California...
Wildfires Smolder Across Dry, Drought-Stricken Southwest June 11, 2021 By Terry Tang A wildfire in Arizona that had neighboring New Mexico breathing in smoke was one of several blazes scorching the drought-stricken...
Global Food Costs Surge to Decade High as Drought Parches Crops June 4, 2021 By Megan Durisin Global food prices have extended their rally to the highest in almost a decade, heightening concerns over bulging grocery bills...