The recent flooding has plunged small farmers in sharecropping arrangements further into debt with their landlords — a cycle that has worsened as extreme weather events become increasingly common.
Tag: Floods
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Facing a Dire Storm Forecast in Florida, Officials Delayed Evacuation
A day of hesitation in Lee County came despite warnings that the Fort Myers and Cape Coral area could see mass flooding. Now authorities are encountering mass death.
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Hurricane Ian Descends on South Carolina, Swamping Beachside Towns
The storm, which had pummeled Florida, made landfall again in South Carolina, but with less fury than it had earlier in the week.
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In Georgia and the Carolinas, Ian Is Forecast to Cause Heavy Rain and Strong Winds
Weakened but still dangerous, the tropical storm is expected to produce strong winds and heavy rains as it moves north to Georgia, the Carolinas and Virginia.
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Ian Moves North
We have the latest on Hurricane Ian, another storm to gather strength with frightening speed.