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Month: July 2021

Cattle are competing against grasshoppers for food in the West’s historic drought. The bugs are winning.

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of unprecedented heat waves and deadly wildfires, the West’s historic drought has ranchers fighting another problem besides water shortages: a prolific hoard of grasshoppers is competing with cattle for food. Around 93% of the West is in some level of drought this week, and a bizarre impact of

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Drought conditions in Arizona have left cattle with little water.

Cattle are competing against grasshoppers for food in the West’s historic drought. The bugs are winning.

By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Against the backdrop of unprecedented heat waves and deadly wildfires, the West’s historic drought has ranchers fighting another problem besides water shortages: a prolific hoard of grasshoppers is competing with cattle for food. Around 93% of the West is in some level of drought this week, and a bizarre impact of

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