‘Wither away and die:’ U.S. Pacific Northwest heat wave bakes wheat, fruit crops
CHICAGO, July 12 (Reuters) – An unprecedented heat wave and ongoing drought in the U.S. Pacific Northwest is damaging white wheat coveted by Asian buyers and forcing fruit farm workers to harvest in the middle of the night to salvage crops and avoid deadly heat. The extreme weather is another blow to farmers who have struggled with labor shortages and higher transportation costs during the pandemic and may further fuel global food inflation. Cordell Kress, who farms in southeastern Idaho,…
The World on Fire – 10 July, 2021
I can’t ignore what is happening in the Northern Hemisphere. I also cannot do it justice. Over 30 million people are under heat alerts across western states as temperatures are forecast to soar this weekend. Nearly the entire state of California will be impacted by this heat wave, in addition to major metro areas in the Southwest. Numerous daily temperature records will be broken and some all-time records may also be in jeopardy US west heatwave: 31m people brace for…
Hydropower plant at California’s drought-stricken Lake Oroville could shut down for first time since 1967 as heat wave torches the Southwest and Gov Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency
Californians are told to cut back electricity usage as heat wave sweeping the West threatens to knock out power grids and causes Lake Mead to fall to lowest level since it was filled in the 1930s The California Independent System Operator urged residents to reduce their electricity use on Thursday amid a severe heat wave sweeping the Southwest Temperatures have already shattered dozens of record highs across the region If not enough residents conserve energy, the ISO could ‘order utilities…
Amazon destruction could cut US rainfall by 50%
Over 1.4 billion acres of dense forest make up the Amazon basin producing one quarter of the world’s oxygen supply (Pic: John McColgan) By Nilima Choudhury The total deforestation of the Amazon may reduce rain and snowfall in the western US, resulting in water and food shortages, and a greater risk of forest fires. Princeton University-led researchers report that an Amazon stripped bare could mean 20% less rain for the coastal Northwest and a 50% reduction in the Sierra Nevada snowpack, a…
Geoengineering Watch Global Alert News, June 12, 2021, (Dane Wigington)
Is there a sinister agenda behind the California water crisis?
These days I like to present differing (and sometimes contradictory) views on things. Not so much the mainstream view (which is well represented out there) but contrary views. I do not just swallow the mainstream view on climate change holus-bolus. It needs to be looked at in conjunction with competing sources of information. I see no reason why climate change-induced drought cannot go along with water mismanagement as is discussed below. There is also the big elephant-in the room –…
Climate Engineering Causing Drought & Earthquakes -Dane Wigington
California and Nevada Are Now 100% in Drought
by Robert Wheeler California and Nevada are 100% in drought. https://www.theorganicprepper.com/california-and-nevada-are-now-100-in-drought/ Direct from Drought.gov: After two water years of dry conditions, both California and Nevada are now 100% in drought. And with dire drought conditions, rapidly decreasing snowpack, and low reservoir levels, concern for wildfire season is growing. Read the drought status update to learn more. This is a dry spell not seen since the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl days. Because of the drought, Americans very likely will experience…
Newsom extends drought emergency to 41 California counties
Guy McPherson used to talk about this and warn of the “dustbowl that never ends”. What happened? LA Times, 10 May, 2021 In a stark indication of California’s growing water crisis, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday declared a drought emergency in 41 counties, including areas of the Central Valley that had urged action on behalf of agricultural growers. Newsom’s proclamation dramatically expands the drought emergency he declared in Sonoma and Mendocino counties last month, and now covers 30% of the state’s population….
