Flooding of the Mississippi River valley in the central United States from late April to May 2011 on a scale not seen since the floods of 1927 and 1937. Thousands of square miles of agricultural and residential...
"The number of people killed by months of flooding in northern Thailand has risen to more than 500, officials say." Governments are putting a $4 billion plan into action.
WASHINGTON - Colorado Sens. Mark Udall and Michael Bennet are asking Congress to increase the amount of emergency highway money Colorado is entitled to receive as it recovers from the recent floods. The Democratic lawmakers said they filed legislation Tuesday under which Colorado could receive more of the money Congress has set aside for post-disaster recovery.
The second wettest summer on record was followed by a harsh winter, flooded grazing land and ruined crops, all resulting in soaring feed prices many farmers struggle to pay.
Food prices today are roughly twice what they were six years ago - in some cases even triple.
A poorer diet for the livestock has resulted in smaller animals which are less marketable, less fertile and make far less money for farmers.
The German cities of Passau and Rosenheim have declared a state of emergency.
In Austria, the meteorological service said two months of rain had fallen in just two days.