Expect food prices to go up at the end of the summer. But, are there long term impacts from this year’s droughts?? theweekmagazine: The National Climatic Data Center said this week that more than half of the U.S. spent June in a moderate or extreme drought, the widest incidence of drought in half a century. Some numbers to put things into perspective: 26 — States that have been declared natural disaster areas due to the weather this summer 3,215 — Daily U.S. heat records broken in June 46 — Days without rain in Indianapolis, In., from June 1 through July 16, breaking a record set in 1908 38 — Percent of U.S. corn crops in poor or very poor shape, according to the USDA More numbers HIGH RES

Expect food prices to go up at the end of the summer. But, are there long term impacts from this year’s droughts??

theweekmagazine:

The National Climatic Data Center said this week that more than half of the U.S. spent June in a moderate or extreme drought, the widest incidence of drought in half a century. Some numbers to put things into perspective:

26 — States that have been declared natural disaster areas due to the weather this summer

3,215 — Daily U.S. heat records broken in June

46 — Days without rain in Indianapolis, In., from June 1 through July 16, breaking a record set in 1908

38 — Percent of U.S. corn crops in poor or very poor shape, according to the USDA

More numbers

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∞  07/18/12 at 11:50am via theweek.com
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    Yaaaay, they mentioned Indiana!! oh… wait…
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    my uncle just drove down here from new york for ragbrai. He saw so, so, so many fields of dying, dead, withered corn…
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