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U.S., Australia Expected to Fill Wheat-Export Gap Left by Russian Drought
Bloomberg
Russian wheat exports may fall to 9.5 million tons as drought causes a local shortage, the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies said today. ...
Drought Overseas Boosts U.S. Wheat Export Sales, PricesWall Street Journal
Global Wheat Supplies Will Slide by End of June on Drought, Council SaysBloomberg
Wheat Rises to 13-Month High on Russian Drought; Corn, Soy GainBusinessWeek
FOXBusiness -Forexyard -Financial Times (blog)
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Texas Tribune (blog)

Drought helped clean Texas beaches
Dallas Morning News
AUSTIN – Pollution along the Texas coastline improved during the state's two-year drought, leaving its beaches ...
Texas beaches cleaner than many, escape most oilBusinessWeek
Environmental groups gather to release beach dataNorwalk Plus Magazine
Survey finds water quality closed fewer beaches in 2009TheDay.com
Cape Cod Times -Hartford Courant -Texas Tribune (blog)
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Russia's Wheat Crop Falls to 24.6 Million Tons on Drought, Ministry Says
Bloomberg
Russia's wheat crop may fall 24 percent from the prior year to as little as 47 million tons because of a drought and lower yields, the Institute for ...

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Examiner.com

Phoenix-area weather station ends 126-day drought
Examiner.com
A mix of sunshine and towering storm clouds hover over a Phoenix area CoCoRaHS rain gauge. For most of us, going 126 days without precipitation is something ...

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Valley drought-relief tomatoes recalled
Fresno Bee
Garden Crest brand diced tomatoes packed in food boxes given to Valley residents getting drought relief have been recalled ...
Sacramento food bank recalls canned tomatoesSan Jose Mercury News

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Amherst ag agents seek drought declaration
New Era Progress
McDonnell issued a statewide drought watch on July 14. "The County Emergency Board believes conditions have deteriorated to an extent that warrants action," ...

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Prince George's farmers suffer as heat, drought 'zap' crops
Washington Post
"Severe drought is one of those 'gifts that keep on giving,' " he wrote in an e-mail. Kevin Witt, a forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...

New York Times (blog)

Moscow suffers 'hottest day ever'
BBC News
A state of emergency has been declared in more than 20 drought-hit regions. It is estimated a fifth of the country's wheat crop has now died due to the lack ...
Moscow Breaks Heat Record as City Continues to Choke From Peat Bog FiresBloomberg
Record-Breaking Heat Sweeps Across RussiaCircle of Blue WaterNews
Staff, patients flee hospital in central Russia as fires approachRIA Novosti
The Epoch Times -RT -NatGeo News Watch (blog)
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Dallas Morning News

Generation-Y couple emphasizes drought-tolerant plants that stand up to Dallas ...
Dallas Morning News
He topped the soil with an inch of decomposed granite to prevent erosion and to provide the kind of protective, quick-draining mulch that drought-tolerant ...

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Werth ends home run drought and Phillies beat Diamondbacks
Philadelphia Daily News
Werth snapped a 29-game homerless drought with a two-run homer off Rodrigo Lopez in the fifth inning, and centerfielder Shane Victorino limped off the field ...
Diamondbacks-Phillies PreviewCBSSports.com
Phils win 6th straight; Victorino hurtPhiladelphia Inquirer
Suddenly StreakingPhiladelphia Inquirer
Delaware County Daily Times
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