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Despite Tropical Storm Lorenzo now weakening over open water, additional waves remain under watch—keeping severe weather in focus as the Atlantic hurricane season winds down and winter hazards come into view. But one often-overlooked impact is how these climate and weather shocks cost America’s farms billions annually, and increase the risk of price swings and food shortages for consumers. In the 2025 edition of their Where Natural Disasters Are Having the Biggest Impact on the Nation’s Food Supply report, Trace One pinpoints where these events are having the greatest impact on farmers and the nation’s food supply. Researchers analyzed and ranked locations at the county and state levels based on their average annual economic loss (expected annual loss) in 2025 dollars within the agricultural sector.

The area of New Hampshire experiencing “extreme drought” conditions tripled over the last week, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. By area, 22.82% of the state was facing extreme drought as of Tuesday, Sept. 16, according to the report, released Sept. 18. That’s up from 7.33% as reported by the drought monitor on Sept. 11. […]

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Tornadoes are officially the scariest natural disaster, according to new research. A survey of 2,500 Americans split evenly by U.S. region found that regardless of where they live, the threat of a tornado (46%) is more terrifying than a tsunami (43%), earthquake (35%) or hurricane (33%). Northeasterners report high confidence when it comes to being […]