Drought's expression. Image credit:
Wired
In Russia, half this year's crops are lost to drought - "Winter wheat crops are 50% of the yield, and spring crops, in some cases, are going to be virtually none." - and hundreds of vodka pickled swimmers have drowned while seeking respite from the extreme heat. BBC has covered the impacts of extreme Russian weather extensively in the story:
Russian deaths mount as heatwave and vodka mix The US media are more interested in an ineffective Rukssian spy ring being bus...
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