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“Tsunami Of Shutoffs”: 1 In 6 US Homes Are Behind On Power Bills

“Tsunami Of Shutoffs”: 1 In 6 US Homes Are Behind On Power Bills

Source: Bloomberg Electricity inflation is being propelled by soaring costs of fossil fuels, such as natural gas, coal, and petroleum. Source: Bloomberg NatGas fuels about 40% of the US power…

“I’m Shocked”: US Crop Tour Reveals Drought-Stricken Cornfields

“I’m Shocked”: US Crop Tour Reveals Drought-Stricken Cornfields

BY TYLER DURDEN The size of North America’s upcoming crop harvest will have a meaningful impact on global supplies next year. Early signs from the US crop tour revealed that menacing…

Videos: Devastating Flash Floods Overcome Texas as Dallas Locals Slammed With Over 10 Inches of Rain

Videos: Devastating Flash Floods Overcome Texas as Dallas Locals Slammed With Over 10 Inches of Rain

© AP Photo / LM Otero Subscribe Kirill Kurevlev Correspondent All materialsWrite to the author The heavy rain in Dallas was the latest of several similar floods to hit the…

More Americans ‘suffering’ than ever before – poll

More Americans ‘suffering’ than ever before – poll

Amid economic decline, a record number of people have rated their lives as poor Tents line the streets of the Skid Row area of Los Angeles, California, July 22, 2022…

Worsening Food Shortages: Farmers Say They Are Killing Off Crops And Selling Livestock

Worsening Food Shortages: Farmers Say They Are Killing Off Crops And Selling Livestock

by Mac Slavo  The food shortages are going to get worse in the coming months. As we creep towards autumn, farmers are reporting that they are having to sell off livestock…

Americans are armed for an imminent civil war: Report

Americans are armed for an imminent civil war: Report

West Ohio Minutemen, an armed militia, stand guard near Public Square during the second day of the 2016 Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio, on July 19, 2016. (Getty Images)…

Rainfall, widespread flash flooding threaten 10mn people across SW US

Rainfall, widespread flash flooding threaten 10mn people across SW US

Nearly 10 million people across southwestern US states of Arizona and New Mexico as well as western Texas have been placed under severe rain and flood watches, including major cities…

At least 37% of American farmers say they are KILLING existing crops and selling off livestock due to drought after the US experienced its third-hottest July on record

At least 37% of American farmers say they are KILLING existing crops and selling off livestock due to drought after the US experienced its third-hottest July on record

A report from the American Farm Bureau Federation found that 37 percent of farmers from the Great Plains through California are killing off cropsOne-third of farmers also reported destroying orchard…

DRIED UP: Texas cattle industry faces existential crisis from historic drought

DRIED UP: Texas cattle industry faces existential crisis from historic drought

The Hill15h The American West is experiencing its driest period in human history, a megadrought that threatens health, agriculture and entire ways of life. DRIED UP is examining the dire effects of…

US cuts water supply for some states, as drought bites

US cuts water supply for some states, as drought bites

Federal officials on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, are expected to announce water cuts that would further reduce how much Colorado River water some users in the seven US states reliant…

This too is part of ‘The Judgment of America!’ Water cuts coming as drought hits US West

This too is part of ‘The Judgment of America!’ Water cuts coming as drought hits US West

Washington has ordered Arizona and Nevada to slash their water use as extreme drought conditions dry up the Colorado River Basin A man walks by a formerly sunken boat along…

Americans endure scorching heat amid a summer for the record books

Americans endure scorching heat amid a summer for the record books

The Lone Star state in particular has baked under record heat this summer, one that is marked by heat more extreme than any other summer to date in the U.S.…

‘I’m not sure if it’s raining more inside or out!’ Las Vegas strip is flooded for the SECOND time in two weeks as thunderstorms hit triggering rainfall INSIDE iconic Caesar’s Palace and Planet Hollywood and leaving more than 17,000 without power

‘I’m not sure if it’s raining more inside or out!’ Las Vegas strip is flooded for the SECOND time in two weeks as thunderstorms hit triggering rainfall INSIDE iconic Caesar’s Palace and Planet Hollywood and leaving more than 17,000 without power

Rainwater cascaded from ceilings of Caesar’s Palace and Planet Hollywood in Vegas amid torrential rain and thunderstorms in area The Las Vegas strip was flooded following intense storm and heavy rain, causing flooding…

A Horrifying Drought Is Causing Widespread Crop Failures Throughout The United States And Europe

A Horrifying Drought Is Causing Widespread Crop Failures Throughout The United States And Europe

by Michael We really are reaching a major crisis point.  Thanks to soaring fertilizer prices, insane weather patterns and the war in Ukraine, global food supplies have been getting tighter and tighter. …

Videos: Heavy Thunderstorms Drop Buckets of Rain on Washington, DC, Flooding City Streets

Videos: Heavy Thunderstorms Drop Buckets of Rain on Washington, DC, Flooding City Streets

© Sputnik Screenshot A line of powerful thunderstorms swept through the Washington, DC, metro area on Wednesday evening, dumping several inches of rain in just a few minutes and causing…

Car is swallowed by sinkhole in Newark as 72-inch break in water main wreaks havoc and leaves the entire city – including trauma hospital – without running water

Car is swallowed by sinkhole in Newark as 72-inch break in water main wreaks havoc and leaves the entire city – including trauma hospital – without running water

Boil water advisories are in effect until further notice for several New Jersey towns after a water main break triggered a water emergency on TuesdayThe 140-year-old pipe broke in Branch…

The Parasitic Military Industrial Complex feeding on the poor- US Navy targets indebted Americans

The Parasitic Military Industrial Complex feeding on the poor- US Navy targets indebted Americans

Pentagon hopes to attract new sailors by paying off up to $65,000 in student loans FILE PHOTO: Recruits participate in the Navy Physical Readiness Test at Naval Station Great Lakes,…

America’s floodgates open: Three 1,000-year storms in a week from Illinois to Kentucky have left at least 38 dead and left experts warning that this wild weather will now become the norm

America’s floodgates open: Three 1,000-year storms in a week from Illinois to Kentucky have left at least 38 dead and left experts warning that this wild weather will now become the norm

  America faced three once-in-a-thousand-year rain storms last week that left 38 people dead It began on July 25, when record-breaking rainfall drenched St Louis, Missouri, trapping cars in more…

Worsening Drought Drives California Water Prices to All-Time High

Worsening Drought Drives California Water Prices to All-Time High

The average spot price of water in the state is up 56% since start of the year. Sprinklers operate at an agricultural field next to an irrigation ditch near Mecca, California, on July…

Flash floods close roads into Death Valley National Park while more than 35 people died in Kentucky floods … And hundreds still missing!

Flash floods close roads into Death Valley National Park while more than 35 people died in Kentucky floods … And hundreds still missing!

Car covered in debris after it was swept off Highway 190 near Stovepipe Wells. (Photo: Death Valley National Park) Some roads in and out of Death Valley National Park have…

US gun epidemic: Mass shootings in Michigan, Florida kill 1, injure scores

US gun epidemic: Mass shootings in Michigan, Florida kill 1, injure scores

The US has witnessed at least 381 mass shootings this year, according to the independent data collection non-profit organization Gun Violence Archive. In the latest case of gun epidemic in the…

Young, low-income Americans hit hardest by soaring inflation

Young, low-income Americans hit hardest by soaring inflation

A shopper wearing a face mask is pictured at a Dollar Tree store in Pasadena, California on June 11, 2020. (Photo by Reuters) Persisting high inflation in the US has…

Death toll rises from devastating US flood

Death toll rises from devastating US flood

At least 30 people in Kentucky have been killed by torrential rains, while hundreds remain missing Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear is shown touring the state’s flood-ravaged region on Sunday. © Getty Images…

Fast-moving wildfire in northern California forces residents to evacuate

Fast-moving wildfire in northern California forces residents to evacuate

McKinney Fire burns near Yreka, California, US, July 30, 2022. (Source: Reuters) The fast-moving McKinney Fire in northern California near the Oregon border has forced 2,000 residents to evacuate and…

The Judgment is After America…Thousands of Cow Carcasses ‘Dumped Into Kansas Landfills’ After Deadly Heatwave

The Judgment is After America…Thousands of Cow Carcasses ‘Dumped Into Kansas Landfills’ After Deadly Heatwave

CC0 / tsg1 / As the record-breaking heat swept across the US, Kansas, which is among the top three US beef producers, reported 2,000 dead cattle. Temperatures spiked to more than 100°F (38°C)…

Oak Fire bears down on Yosemite and 2,000 homeowners who are REFUSING to evacuate: Wildfire is ‘0% contained’ despite three-day effort of firefighters who ‘haven’t seen fire behavior like this before’

Oak Fire bears down on Yosemite and 2,000 homeowners who are REFUSING to evacuate: Wildfire is ‘0% contained’ despite three-day effort of firefighters who ‘haven’t seen fire behavior like this before’

Dubbed the Oak Fire, the blaze suddenly surfaced Friday and has since spread rapidly – prompting California fire officials to concede Sunday that the inferno was still ‘0 percent contained’…

Americans Are Struggling More Now Than During the Height of the Pandemic

Americans Are Struggling More Now Than During the Height of the Pandemic

© AP Photo / Ross D. Franklin Ian DeMartino All materials The Census Bureau started taking the Household Pulse Survey in August 2020 to get a read on how Americans…

Record temperatures forecast as heat wave blasts across U.S.

Record temperatures forecast as heat wave blasts across U.S.

Mithil Aggarwal Tens of millions of Americans are living under excessive heat warnings and advisories as forecasters warn of “dangerously hot conditions” over the next 24 hours. “Numerous record highs…

Ranchers Are Selling Off Their Cattle In Unprecedented Numbers Due To The Drought, And That Has Enormous Implications For 2023

Ranchers Are Selling Off Their Cattle In Unprecedented Numbers Due To The Drought, And That Has Enormous Implications For 2023

by Michael Thanks to the horrific drought which is absolutely devastating ranching in the Southwest, ranchers are now in “panic mode” and are selling off their cattle at an unprecedented rate. …

State of Emergency Declared in Mariposa, California Amid Major Wildfire

State of Emergency Declared in Mariposa, California Amid Major Wildfire

© Justin Sullivan WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – California Governor Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Mariposa County amid the spread of a major wildfire that has forced thousands…