Warming Signs
Warming Signs
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Hurricane Michael: A Harvest on Hold for a Generation
22 minutes Posted Apr 29, 2019 at 9:00 pm.
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Hurricane Michael ripped through the Southeast U.S. six months ago. The damage at the coast was unreal, but inland, another astounding loss: pecan, timber and row crops. While row crops can be planted again this year, it’ll be a decade before farmers can grow pecans and earn an income. Join Kait as she goes on a journey through the hard-hit farmland of the South to find out if it’s not just hurricanes, but climate, that’s making it even more difficult to farm.