Weather
“It’s A Disaster Like I’ve Never Seen Before”: 2019 Could Be The Worst Year EVER For U.S. Corn Farmers
by Michael Snyder TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com June 16, 2019 The amount of corn produced in the United States this year is going to be way below expectations. The Department of Agriculture just slashed its harvest estimates quite dramatically in its June report, but some farmers in the Midwest believe that those reduced projections are still way... »
Unprecedented U.S. Weather Chaos Continues: 120F In The West, More Record-Setting Flooding In The East
by Michael Snyder TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com June 11, 2019 Global weather patterns are dramatically shifting, and week after week we keep seeing things happen that we have never seen before. As far as our weather is concerned, this is definitely the strangest year in modern American history, and many believe that what we have witnessed so... »
It’s the wettest planting season American farmers can remember – And the flood season isn’t coming close to an end with Colorado’s snowpack being 437% of normal
StrangeSounds.org Jun 3, 2019 There has never been a spring planting season like this one. Rivers topped their banks. Levees were breached. Fields filled with water and mud. And it kept raining. “You hear words like biblical, unprecedented,” said Sherman Newlin, a corn and soybean farmer in Illinois. “That’s all true.” It was raining... »
The Mississippi and Arkansas Rivers are set to rise to ‘record-breaking’ levels as the Midwest reels from ‘catastrophic’ flooding with MORE rain to come this week
The flooded Arkansas River is expected to crest at a record high of 42.5 feet in Van Burden on Wednesday The Mississippi River is projected to crest at 44 feet in St. Louis this week – the second-highest level in history The Arkansas River topped two levees on Tuesday and has flooded hundreds of... »
This Is Not “Normal”: There Have Been More Than 500 Tornadoes In The U.S. During The Last 30 Days
by Michael Snyder EndOfTheAmericanDream.com May 28, 2019 The mainstream media has been using the term “uncharted territory” to describe the unusual tornado outbreaks that have been happening in the middle of the country, but I don’t think that truly captures the historic nature of what we are witnessing. Over the last 30 days, there... »
Mississippi River rising to ‘near historic’ level as ‘catastrophic’ flooding possible on Arkansas River
By Travis Fedschun Fox News 5/28/2019 Flooding that’s already spawned months of misery across the Midwest is expected to grow even worse this week when several major rivers are forecast to approach record levels, potentially leading to catastrophic damage in the surrounding communities. The National Weather Service’s Weather Prediction Center warned of a moderate... »
At least one dead and 35 injured in Ohio after ‘rapid-fire’ tornadoes ripped roofs from homes and left five million people without power
Tornadoes first touched down in the city of Trotwood, just outside Dayton, at about 11pm on Monday night National Weather Service described tornado as ‘extremely dangerous’ and told residents to remain in shelters Photos showed widespread damage with severely damaged homes and buildings and downed power lines There were reports of houses being cut... »
More than FIVE MILLION are left without power across Ohio after ‘rapid-fire’ tornadoes ripped roofs from homes, with 51 twisters touching down across eight states overnight
Tornadoes first touched down in the city of Trotwood, just outside Dayton, at about 11pm on Monday night National Weather Service described tornado as ‘extremely dangerous’ and told residents to remain in shelters Photos showed widespread damage with severely damaged homes and buildings and downed power lines There were reports of houses being cut... »
Crop Catastrophe In The Midwest – Latest USDA Crop Progress Report Indicates That A Nightmare Scenario Is Upon Us
by Michael Snyder TheEconomicCollapseBlog.com May 26, 2019 The last 12 months have been the wettest in all of U.S. history, and this has created absolutely horrific conditions for U.S. farmers. Thanks to endless rain and historic flooding that has stretched on for months, many farmers have not been able to plant crops at all,... »
Farm Crisis: Corn Planting Slowest On Record For This Time Of Year
by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com Sun, 05/26/2019 American farmers have some of the most corn acres left to plant, last week, than any other date on record, reported the Crop Progress Report -written by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The USDA warned corn planting is currently at 49% complete, behind the 80% five-year... »