Signal: Texas 2011
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Texas drought cost $7.6 billion

by on 22. Mar, 2012 in Uncategorized

Texas agriculture producers lost $7.62 billion to the state’s 2011 drought, which experts said makes it the costliest drought in the state’s history and possibly the most expensive drought ever suffered by any state. “No one alive has seen single-year drought damage to this extent,” said Travis Miller, an agricultural economist at Texas A&M University. [...]

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Record drought drying out Texas, fueling record wildfires

by on 27. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

March 2011 was the driest on record for the state of Texas. Parts of west Texas received no measurable rainfall during the month and less than an inch of precipitation over the past six months. The whole state settled into drought, with extreme to exceptional drought claiming many areas. March also brought exceptionally warm temperatures, [...]