This is what climate crisis looks like

[pixy0stix]

Since I'm on a theme today:

www.huffingtonpost.com/al-gore/extreme-weather-disaster-_b_1675032.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000009

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has named over 1,000 counties in 26 states as disaster areas -- the largest declaration in history -- as a result of the recent drought, wildfires and other extreme weather events threatening agriculture and many other industries across the entire country. As scientists have told us, this is what the climate crisis looks like.

[ghosty]

WTF Delaware?

[Deleted]

How has Mississippi escaped the drought?

[pixy0stix]

Jul 18, 2012 12:16:28 GMT -5 @septimus said:

How has Mississippi escaped the drought?

No idea. My first thought was weather patterns. ::shrug::

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Jul 18, 2012 12:17:12 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 18, 2012 12:16:28 GMT -5 @septimus said:

How has Mississippi escaped the drought?

Prayer.

/dead

[aurora]

And bonus: all our food prices are going to rise since corn is dying all over the place and it is in almost everything we eat!

[teflep]

Jul 18, 2012 12:16:19 GMT -5 ghosty said:

WTF Delaware?

Biden sucked it dry. That, or DFH did.

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It's horrible in Ontario too, and the western provinces.
We haven't had rain where I live for like 7 weeks. Our crops are decimated.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 18, 2012 13:47:20 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

I'm also pretty sure that map is outdated

Stop hatin' on my map! Now I have to go see if there is a new one.

[Deleted]

I have the solution - put your fingers in your ears and go "la la la la la" at the top of your voice. Then blame the liberals!

You can thank me later lol.

[2curlydogs]

I was thinking the same thing as sbp. The south-central part of WI has seen less than half an inch of rain since June 1. Everything's dead.

CNN article - 39 more counties added. Can't find map yet. news.blogs.cnn.com/2012/07/18/usda-says-39-counties-more-counties-as-drought-disaster-areas/?hpt=us_c1

[pixy0stix]

droughtmonitor.unl.edu/

The map above is the latest map from the agency. Source: www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=diap&topic=landing

[OscarQ]

Delaware was news to me too. Particularly the northern most county since there's so little ag in New Castle County.

[marie427]

Jul 18, 2012 12:17:12 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 18, 2012 12:16:28 GMT -5 @septimus said:

How has Mississippi escaped the drought?

Prayer.

RIP me.

I love how the SF Bay Area is fine but the rest of California is not. Must be a liberal conspiracy.

[mrsukyankee]

And the UK is in the midst of the wettest spring-summer on record...our crops are getting too much rain and prices are going up, their have been tons of floods and unusually cold weather. Both sides of the pond are being effected.

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Jul 18, 2012 13:57:17 GMT -5 asdfjkl said:

Jul 18, 2012 13:54:39 GMT -5 marie427 said:

RIP me.

I love how the SF Bay Area is fine but the rest of California is not. Must be a liberal conspiracy.

It's all the Koi ponds from the gays.

If only we had a famous gay preacher to go on TV and let everyone know that this drought is because of the "Straight agenda" and America allowing "Straight Marriage" has made the baby jesus angry. I would love that so, so much lol.

[2curlydogs]

[smock]

So when should I prepare myself for angry hordes of frogs and locusts?

[2curlydogs]

Is Prop 8 overturned or are they still duking that out in court? I wasn't sure where that stood.

[pixy0stix]

Only this board could turn a post about climate change into a post about gay marriage.

[2curlydogs]

Jul 18, 2012 15:34:20 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Only this board could turn a post about climate change into a post about gay marriage.

It's all reeve's fault.

;D

[aurora]

Jul 18, 2012 15:34:20 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Only this board could turn a post about climate change into a post about gay marriage.

Yeah, I had to read that chart 3 times to try to understand and then I remembered where I was.

[emmybean]

Jul 18, 2012 15:13:14 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Why are Iowa and New England getting fucked?

[stephiehun]

Jul 18, 2012 13:54:18 GMT -5 OscarQ said:

Delaware was news to me too. Particularly the northern most county since there's so little ag in New Castle County.

Christine O'Donnell must have cast a spell when we didn't elect her.

[basilosaurus]

Hey, wait, Hawaii kinda recognizes same sex marriage. We have civil unions!

Or are we affected by drought, and I didn't know it? It's hard to tell when there are rainy and dry sides on every island. It rarely rains at my apartment, but I can drive 10 minutes to where it rains every day.

[SusanBAnthony]

I am surprised central OH isn't worse (although it actually rained today). A friend of mine who is part of her family's vegetable farm was on All Things Considered last night talking about their total loss of their corn crop. So sad.

[KB]

Jul 18, 2012 12:17:12 GMT -5 toledo said:

Jul 18, 2012 12:16:28 GMT -5 @septimus said:

How has Mississippi escaped the drought?

Prayer.

win.

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Jul 18, 2012 15:37:58 GMT -5 2curlydogs said:

Jul 18, 2012 15:34:20 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Only this board could turn a post about climate change into a post about gay marriage.

It's all reeve's fault.

;D

It usually is, lol.