Ag News: LaNina for Drought Conditions and Corn & Soy Exports Jump
A La Niña climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean is threatening sustained drought conditions for next year, even with autumn storms in the forecast.
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Warm Pacific Ocean ‘Blob’ Facilitated Vast Toxic Algae Bloom
SEATTLE (AP) — A new study finds that unusually warm Pacific Ocean temperatures helped cause a massive toxic algae bloom last year that closed lucrative fisheries from California to British Columbia and disrupted marine life from seabirds to sea lions...
La Nina Weather Arriving Earlier; Food Safety Transportation Rule Finalized by FDA
La Niña appears to be arriving sooner than expected. One weather expert says the cold phase of tropical Pacific Ocean surface temperatures is occurring more rapidly than originally thought. Organizers of a government forecast model announced the model had accumulated an error that was skewing results for global sea surface temperatures...