| Texas Agronomists have revised estimates for the cost of Texas' devastating drought, finding that it cost the agricultural sector $2 billion more than originally thought. According to the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, the Texas drought has caused $7.62 billion in damages to crops and farming operations. That's up from $5.3 billion reported last August. Texas State Climatologist John Nielsen-Gammon explained last September: Warmer temperatures lead to greater water demand, faster evaporation, and greater drying-out of potential fuels for fire. Thus, the impacts of the drought were enhanced by global warming, much of which has been caused by man. |
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