Droughts

Drought watch extended to rural central, western Maryland

2012-05-08 13:19:00

The Maryland Department of the Environment on Tuesday extended a drought watch to western Maryland and parts of central Maryland. A drought watch was already in effect for the Eastern Shore since April 13. The drought watch includes all of Harford and...

Rain forecasts fizzled again Thursday

2012-04-27 13:22:00

Steady rains Thursday morning and busy radar to our west had hopes high that precipitation might cut the year's rainfall data, but expectations were again missed. The highest totals in the state were seen in Harford County, at just shy of half an inch,...

Drought watch in effect for Eastern Shore

2012-04-13 09:34:00

The Eastern Shore is under a drought watch, according to the Maryland Department of the Environment. Below-normal snow- and rainfall has the MDE closely observing�precipitation, stream flow, groundwater levels and reservoir storage. But there are no...

April drought threatens 'May flowers'

2012-04-18 21:08:00

A developing drought across the eastern half of Maryland could worsen without a few periods of soaking rain, and drizzle like that seen Wednesday won't be enough to cut the rainfall deficit. At Carter and Draper Farms on the Eastern Shore, John Draper is...

Harford feeling the heat with a dry year, so far

2012-04-19 14:14:00

Not much rain, a lot of wind, unseasonable heat – it all adds up to Harford County residents, farmers and water suppliers feeling more than a little parched. From a rainfall standpoint, it's not been a typical spring. Measured precipitation in...

Southwest droughts can last centuries

2011-10-27 04:22:11

FROM TODAY'S PRINT EDITIONS:In September, 10 percent of the lower 48 states was in “exceptional” drought, the worst category. About 4 percent, from New Mexico into Texas and Oklahoma, was experiencing the worst drought since 1900. Conditions...

Maryland relief agencies combat famine in Africa

2011-08-24 18:01:00

Waves of refugees arrive daily to Kenya, some having walked weeks through unforgiving desert with virtually no possessions, and yet local relief workers report optimism among the millions threatened by the historic famine and drought spreading through the...

Rain, wind, flooding to ease; sunshine Tuesday

2008-07-23 13:29:56

Intense low pressure to our south has been pumping torrents of rain, gusty winds and loads of trouble our way out of the east for the past 16 hours or so. Rain totals are running from well over an inch......

Unusually dry conditions persist in southeast Missouri

2012-05-15 04:31:00

SIKESTON, Mo. (AP) - Southeastern Missouri has had unusually sparse rainfall this spring, putting some sections in drought conditions. Extension Service agronomy specialist Sam Atwell told The Sikeston Standard Democrat that most of the region has...

UPDATE 1-Farms in main Argentina grains province to strike

2012-05-14 12:23:03

* Buenos Aires produces most of Argentina's soy, corn * Entre Rios farmers also protesting higher taxes * December-January drought damaged soy yields, corn hit too By Hugh Bronstein BUENOS AIRES, May 14 (Reuters) - Farmers in Argentina's main...

USDA to see global grain stocks on rise at last-analysts

2012-05-09 21:02:03

* World corn stocks seen rising to 3-year high in 2012/13 * World soy stocks to rebound to 2-year peak * US corn, soy planting progressing at near-record pace * USDA to release May reports at 7:30 a.m. CDT (1230 GMT By Charles Abbott and K.T. Arasu...

USDA to see global grain stocks on rise at last: analysts

2012-05-09 21:09:05

WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) - Global stockpiles of corn and soybeans are set to rise next autumn after years of thinning inventories, the U.S. Agriculture Department was expected to say on Thursday, offering hope for a break in the cycle of surging...

Soybeans are loaded into a truck in a drought-affected farm in Argentina. Experts from INTA, the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, have lowered forecasts of production of soy and corn in Argentina, one of the largest food exporters, due to drought and high temperatures in December and

2012-04-25 10:28:00

A farmer sets up an automatic watering systems in his field in Meteren, northern France . France's National Federation of Agricultural Holders' Unions President announced on today that his union reactivated the drought unit to support farmers, increasingly concerned about the lack of rain.

2012-03-29 00:00:00