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The nation's top corn producing state lost 43% of its corn and soybeans to the derecho of August 10....ten million acres were destroyed...2020 just keeps on punching...
43% Of Iowa Corn And Soybeans Lost To Derecho
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This year sucks. Around here the flooding took out many fields.
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More energy in the atmosphere.
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LoL Derecho in Spanish means "right".... LoL that title made me laugh a bit. 43% of corn in Iowa lost due to the right.
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"Vortex of whoopass" sounds much better than "Derecho"
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I thought it meant "straight," as in straight line winds.
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That is correct.
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The storm in my town got upgraded to a tornado.
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I see that google says that, although I have never had someone giving me directions in Spanish say that for go straight. I am not fluent, but derecho was always to hang a right.
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Derecha means right.
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It's bad. I've never seen so many fields completely pummeled. Something like 60% of the Cedar Rapids area is still without power going on a week. There are more grain bins down right now than are up. My wifes family is from the Davenport area and my FIL was telling me he's never seen so many downed trees in his life.
One of my farmer buddies was telling me he will have to run his combine over his field to collect crop insurance. Even though it's down, can still be harvested but the yield will be shit. Has to do that before the insurance company will pay out. Sucks because it's a waste of combine hours and goes against his lease on it.
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That sucks.
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Sounds like it's time for some good ole fashioned bootstraps.
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Iowa is flattened and California is burning.
2020 sucks.
2020 sucks.
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That sure is a sobering picture
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Ugh! Big fire(s) in Colorado too, right?
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It is hazy as **** outside right now, we are having major air quality issues because fires in Colorado, AZ and here in New Mexico.
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My 401k is up, I see no problems in the world.
K thx bye.
K thx bye.
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Well, I guess that's one way to disinfect a senior center.