Thousands of fish are dying in the Midwest as the hot, dry summer dries up rivers and causes water temperatures to climb in some spots to nearly 100 degrees. (Source: Associated Press)... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - The worst U.S. drought in 55 years intensified over the past week as above-normal temperatures and scant rainfall parched corn and soybean crops across the Midwest and central Plains, a report from climate experts said on Thursday. Nearly... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Dangerously hot summer days have become more common across the U.S. Midwest in the last 60 years, and the region will face more potentially deadly weather as the climate warms, according to a report issued by the Union of Concerned Scient... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - The worst drought in a quarter century tightened its grip on the Midwestern United States over the past week as sweltering temperatures and scant rainfall punished corn and soybean crops across the region, a report from climate experts sa... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Children walk on a burned area of Chapada dos Guimaraes in midwesten Brazil, August 29, 2010. Dry weather, drought and heat has been causing fires across the country and put about 70 percent of the country at risk of fires. REUTERS/Ricard... [Full Article]
(Reuters) - Leopard frogs, Rana pipiens, from the Midwest where native frogs are suffering the effects of atrazine, is seen in a handout photo. Atrazine, one of the most commonly used and controversial weedkillers, can turn male frogs into females, r... [Full Article]