California Farmers Face $800 Million Hit From Heat, Drought and Erratic Spring Weather
California’s agricultural heartland is reeling. Extreme weather has already inflicted more than $800 million in losses on the state’s farmers this year alone. The toll comes from a punishing mix of unseasonably warm spring temperatures, negligible mountain snowpack, lethal summer heat and disruptive rains at the wrong moments.
The Scale of the Damage…