(Natural News) Extreme heat and drought conditions across much of the Western United States are taking the blame for an insect plague that is reportedly ravaging already fragile food crops that the country relies on for sustenance. Described as a “‘truly biblical’ swarm of cannibalistic insects” by Accuweather, the plague involves massive numbers of Mormon […]

(Natural News) The ongoing drought in the state of Texas is approaching levels not seen since the historic drought of 2011. More than 45 percent of the contiguous United States is currently experiencing a drought, including most of the Southwestern U.S., which is dealing with severe, extreme or exceptional levels of drought. The 2011 drought was […]

(Natural News) Five counties in Texas were designated as natural disaster areas as drought ravaged the Lone Star State. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, five counties – Austin, Colorado, Harris, Lavaca and Fort Bend – were designated as natural disaster areas. The counties suffered from severe to exceptional drought, it added. The Fort Boone […]

(Natural News) America’s largest reservoir is drying up fast, which could make states like Nevada, Arizona and California, and parts of Mexico, no longer livable in the not-too-distant future. Lake Mead, which generates just under 40 percent of Las Vegas’ power supply via the Hoover Dam, currently sits at just under 1,044 feet. It is less […]

(Natural News) Water levels in Lake Mead reached historic lows this week, with a measurement of 1,044.03 feet marking its lowest reading since the lake was first filled 150 years ago. This places the country’s biggest reservoir in the worrying position of approaching “dead pool” status, which occurs when the reservoir becomes so low that […]

(Natural News) Hot dog toppings may look a bit different this year as global mustard shortage looms. The shortage is a consequence of an inadequate production year. Yields in Canada, the second biggest mustard seed producer in the world, dropped 28 percent – thanks to droughts during the last growing season. (Related: Drought-stricken Texas finally gets some rain, but it may […]

(Natural News) The massive, unchecked demand for water in the Colorado River system is becoming a threat to the livelihood of locals living near the beautiful Green River in Utah. The seven-mile stretch is a beautiful, serene place for fly fishers. “I’ve guided in New Zealand, Chile, Argentina, Alaska,” said Gordon Tharrett, describing his 30-year […]

(Natural News) Many South Dakota farmers have fallen significantly behind schedule on their planting, thanks to rains and flooding seen in parts of the state. The heavy rains that struck in the middle of a lengthy drought have left many farm fields in the state soaked and rendered them inaccessible to farm equipment. Adding to […]

(Natural News) Colorado River reservoirs are now at very low levels, to the point that major water cutbacks are necessary to reduce the risk of supplies reaching perilously low levels. During a Senate hearing in Washington, Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Camille Calimlim Touton said federal officials believe that protecting “critical levels” at Lake Mead and Lake […]

(Natural News) The amount of water in the Colorado River’s reservoirs has declined to catastrophically low levels that a top federal water official believes it will be necessary to make major water cuts next year. Camille Calimlim Touton, commissioner of the Department of the Interior‘s Bureau of Reclamation warned the Senate during a hearing that federal officials […]