Tag Archives: climate change impacts
RecordTempsWeek9March15March2012

2,430 new record temperature highs in the U.S. over last week

by on 16. Mar, 2012 in Uncategorized

2,430 new high temperature records set in the U.S., March 9-March 15 High Temp: 1587 High Min Temp: 843

FloodedCornField

Record heavy rains crippling U.S. crops, driving up prices

by on 27. Apr, 2011 in Uncategorized

Tuesday, the USDA released its weekly planting progress report. Progress in corn planting is extremely behind last year’s record pace. Only 2% of the crop was planted last week, and 9% of the corn crop is already in the ground for the 18 primary producing states. This compares to a 5 year historical average of [...]