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>> youve got a litany of issues here that farmers are facing because of drought. tell us what your members are telling you. >> absolutely. as you mentioned, when we think about crops, just because of the extent of water shortages for multiyear crops orchards and vineyards, a lot of farmers are having to make the hard decision to remove these crops. and something important to remember, they are a large investment for farmers to make. for walnuts for instance, it takes five to seven years for a wa...

Reduced power has forced shopping centres to close early, factories to temporarily shut down and the lights on shanghais famous waterfront to be turned off. our correspondent in china, steve mcdonell, told us more about how the drought was affecting production there. youve had this ongoing heatwave for months in china, which has resulted in a drought in half of chinas landmass, if you can imagine. so a huge impact on crops, a huge impact on even shopping centres because theyre being restricted i...

An innovation from pfizer. extreme drought conditions in the west forcing farmers and ranchers for take desperate measures. they are plowing water starved crops, selling herds they cant feed. a new survey found half of respondents in california report fruit and nut trees are being removed in their area because there is just not enough water for them. the squeeze will soon be seen in grocery store shelves with significant price increases. lets bring in the author of the survey report. nice to s...

That have come down the last couple days, flood alerts are in place for almost 15 million americans. on top of this of course about 2 to 3 inches possible dallas later on this morning, and that energy shifts on into areas around new orleans. so with all of that said, flooding will be a major issue. and when you talk about major cities, urban environments versus suburban areas where you have soil versus concrete, a lot of that water becomes runoff. so that is something were watching carefully. >>...

In the sky so that allows the sun to beat down on the dry earth and thatjust causes temperatures to climb. this is the parched scene at chinas largest freshwater lake — poyang. its attached to the yangtze river, which is at record low levels. some parts have received less than half their usual rainfall. the persistent heat and dry conditions have had huge impacts on chinas crops, including mid—season rice and summer corn. thats got authorities thinking about the upcoming autumn grain harvest...

Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khans elder son, Aryan Khan, on Monday, came out of his year-long social media hiatus and shared a couple of pictures featuring him and his siblings.

Some brazilian farmers reportedly say their crops may be less than half what they would normally get in a good year. tampa bay buccaneers quarterback tom brady is expected to return to work this week. the seven-time super bowl champion has been away from the team since august 11 to tend to, quote, personal things. his absence was approved by the buccaneers but has been a great source of anxiety for fans and speculation on social media. when we come back, america strong. one of the nations ol...

Margaret F. Kelley came to Fremont, NE, in May of 1870 and settled on a farm on Maple Creek. Four years later, she and the family were visited by grasshoppers. "I had never formed an idea of anything so disastrous," she wrote in her memoir. That's just another way of saying that, to her, the grasshopper plague was beyond unimaginable.

Days of darkness. restrictions have been brought in to try and ease demand for electricity. translation: large citiesl consume a lot of electricity. power generation provinces like sichuan have been affected by the pandemic, and power generation has been affected. the shanghai government puts restrictions on consumption, and it will help ease the supply of electricity. in a harsh reminder of the devastating effects of drought, local news reports show fire trucks delivering water to villages in t...

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