by Michael Snyder The worst drought in years in the western half of the United States has sparked hundreds of wildfires, has crippled thousands of farms, and has produced what could ultimately be the worst water crisis in modern American …
via The Anti Media: Nestle has found itself more and more frequently in the glare of the California drought-shame spotlight than it would arguably care to be — though not frequently enough, apparently, for the megacorporation to have spontaneously sprouted a conscience. Drought-shaming …
by Michael Snyder Despite all of the other crazy news that is happening all around the world, the top headlines on Drudge on Monday evening were all about the record heatwave that is currently pummeling the Southwest. Of course it is …
by Chris While the alt-energy promoters are busy telling (and selling) their story, often with confusing and sometimes misleading claims (such as promoting the name plate power installed rather than the actual amount of power these new devices will actually …
by Michael Snyder Firefighters all over the western part of the country are talking about an unprecedented wildfire season, and we are only in early July. It is going to get a lot hotter and a lot drier as we …
by Michael Snyder The worst drought to hit the Southwest in decades continues to grow even worse, and many are already comparing this current crisis to the Dust Bowl days of the 1930s. Agricultural production is way down, major rivers …
by Brian Maher via Daily Reckoning The emerging mainstream narrative runs to sweet music… At 4.1%, unemployment scarcely exists. Wages are rising… and wage-driven inflation is on the jump. Retail sales are roaring. So is consumer confidence. Corporate profits are ringing …
A massive snowstorm Friday in Northern California could bring the state’s lengthy drought to end while leaving two feet of snow in the mountains near Los Angeles. The Sierra Nevada Mountains has seen two feet of snow and winds gusting …
Dry, hot California winter closes ski resorts, stalls wildflower blooms and revives drought fears In the Sierra Nevada, snowpack levels are running below even the darkest days of the drought, with cross-country ski resorts closed and mountain biking becoming the …
North Western Indian Himalaya is experiencing a warm winter with no rain or snow for three months. These same conditions happened during the Sporer, Maunder and Dalton Minimums. During the Mughal Empire reign, famine swept the land as food production …