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Köppen climate types in Pennsylvania, showing that the climate of the state is a primarily warm summer humid-continental in the north and primarily humid subtropical with patches of oceanic in the south.
The heat waves associated caused the deaths of seventeen people and overall damage from the Southeastern-state drought of 1993 was somewhere between $1 billion and $3 billion in damage (1993 U.S. dollars). [67] drought has caused over the United States damage amounting to an estimated $40 billion in 1998. [68]
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture (PDA) is a cabinet-level agency in Pennsylvania. [2] The department's purpose is to support a sustainable and safe supply of food and agricultural products; be good stewards of the land and natural resources; promote the viability of farms; protect consumers; and safeguard the health of people, plants, animals and the environment.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is the agency in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania responsible for protecting and preserving the land, air, water, and public health through enforcement of the state's environmental laws. [1]
Drought conditions have gripped nearly the entire country, with only one state spared as a bone-dry autumn left most states parched. In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into ...
According to the West Virginia Department of Agriculture, West Virginia's farms spanned 3.6 million acres of the state as of 2018, and 98 % were considered small, family farms.
Not only did the drought severely affect fishing, but also agriculture. Decreasing rainfall amounts and increasing temperatures cause agriculture to be much more challenging due to increasing rates of evapotranspiration. [31] In response to heightening drought conditions, California tightened fishing restrictions in many areas of the state.
(The Center Square) – The 2025 Pennsylvania Farm Show opens its doors this week, celebrating agriculture’s role in ‘Powering Pennsylvania.’ The industry contributes $132.5 billion and ...