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2022-08-25 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

Weather whiplash: From droughts to floods across the globe

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Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-25 00:00|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 California drought has left more than 531,000 acres of farmland barren - a 36% increase on 2021 due to dwindling water supply that experts say will impact crops of wheat, cotton, rice and alfalfa

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-24 08:20|| 2022-08-24 08:20|| Front Page Top

#2 Europe is facing its worst drought for 500 years with two thirds of the continent in a state of alert or warning

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-24 08:22|| 2022-08-24 08:22|| Front Page Top

#3 An extra 1,500 people died in England and Wales during July’s heatwaves, official figures reveal – as it emerges the UK also smashed its record for the hottest-ever night

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-24 08:35|| 2022-08-24 08:35|| Front Page Top

#4 What China's worst drought on record looks like

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-24 08:51|| 2022-08-24 08:51|| Front Page Top

#5 Europe's drought the worst in 500 years - report

Posted by Skidmark 2022-08-24 08:58|| 2022-08-24 08:58|| Front Page Top

#6 One of the reasons that China is holding off attacking Taiwan. What would happen if the Three Gorges Dam was destroyed.. it’s the first thing I would attack.

Posted by Papa Cooky 2022-08-25 17:27|| 2022-08-25 17:27|| Front Page Top

#7 California would not build dams but lived off of Oregon Water. California reduced farm watering to keep fish happy.

Posted by Papa Cooky 2022-08-25 17:32|| 2022-08-25 17:32|| Front Page Top

#8 will impact crops of wheat, cotton, rice and alfalfa

But not almonds, grapes, apricots?

Posted by swksvolFF 2022-08-25 17:45|| 2022-08-25 17:45|| Front Page Top

#9 #7 - Oregon water?? Not likely. Reducing water takings for the Delta Smelt = True. CA Central Valley water is not used efficiently, with water-intensive Ag in the wrong region. Rice, really?

Posted by Frank G 2022-08-25 20:32|| 2022-08-25 20:32|| Front Page Top

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