How Hurricane Irma Hurt Florida Farmers
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Channel: The YEARS Project · 2018 · News & Politics
Last year, Hurricane Irma cost farmers and ranchers hundred of millions in damages and losses. In some parts of the state 90 percent of crops were lost. Even if you don’t live in an area that gets directly hit by hurricanes, we all depend on a stable climate for our food. SOURCES:SOURCES: [i] OrlandoSentinel.com. Hurricane Irma ravaged Florida crops, Putnam says. September 18th. 2017. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/politics/os-hurricane-irma-florida-agriculture-20170918-story.html [ii] FreshfromFlorida.com. Hurricane Irma’s Damage to Florida Agriculture. Oct. 4th. 2017. https://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/77515/2223098/FDACS+Irma+Agriculture+Assessment.pdf [iii] Ibid. [iv] Ibid. [v] Ibid. [vi] Ibid. [vii] Ibid. [viii] Ibid. [ix] agweb.com. Billion Dollar Disasters Hammered Farm Country Last Year. Jan. 9th. 2018. https://www.agweb.com/article/billion-dollar-disasters-hammered-farm-country-last-year/ #ClimateFacts
