Thread by @JimBair62221006

Droughts are currently having widespread impacts around the world.

E.g. in Thailand

“Many rice mills are refusing to sell due to uncertainty over supply during this dry season" ..."Many parts of the country’s rice growing area have been hit by drought"

#ClimateCrisis #food

https://twitter.com/JimBair62221006/status/1237814857539284992

Whanganui farmer worries about drought, not coronavirus

"The world needs to eat - coronavirus or not - and farmers can take heart from that"

#ClimateCrisis #drought #NewZealand
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Drought in Africa, Southern Europe Threatens Durum Crops

"deterioration of rainfall in late January and February and exceptionally high temperatures in February have caused low planted areas and low crop performance” 

#ClimateCrisis #foodsecurity #food
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Yucatan is heading towards it most intense drought in 34 years

"local Maculís trees flowered in February, a month early, and ceibas bore fruit prematurely"

#Mexico #ExtremeWeather #drought
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And in central Mexico-

"Mexico’s cradle of corn, climate change leaves its mark"

"more frequent and longer droughts have forced many farmers in the area to give up corn and other cereals in favour of alternatives"

#ClimateCrisis #Mexico #foodsecurity
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Consortium of scientists studying "Flash Droughts" that can develop in as little as 2 weeks & "can kill off crops over large areas, as happened across the midwestern United States in 2012"

Will occur with greater intensity & frequency with #ClimateCrisis

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Ongoing Drought in Brazil, Argentina Threatens Crucial Crops

"drought from the lack of rainfall across these crop-heavy regions, in addition to bouts of heat, have stressed corn & soybean crops & has led to a reduction in crop yields"

#ClimateCrisis
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It’s Official, Tampa Bay is in a Drought

"We just completed the driest month in Tampa weather history...Unfortunately, it will likely get worse before it gets better"

Impacting areas at high risk for crop damage & wildfires.

#ClimateChange #uspoli
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Brazil, Argentina Clobbered by Drought

"To make matters worse, the lack of rainfall has been matched by excessive heat"

A combination that has "stressed corn & soybean crops & has led to a reduction in crop yields"

#ClimateCrisis #food #agriculture
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⚠️Zimbabwe’s Second-Biggest City Limits Water to 𝗧𝘄𝗼 𝗗𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗮 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸

Bulawayo, pop ~700,000 lies within a broader region facing its second "historic drought" in three years.

#ClimateEmergency #Zimbabwe #water #Africa
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Central Florida Drought May Last Months, Forecasters Say

"levels in the critical Floridan Aquifer, which supplies nearly all of Central Florida’s drinking water, have dropped 15 inches during the past month"

83% of the state is in drought

#ClimateCrisis
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