Grasshopper Plague Is Latest Sign of Climate Crisis in U.S. West

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By Olivia RosaneJul 7, 2021, 1:00 pm290 pts
The hot, dry weather baking the U.S. West is causing another problem for the beleaguered region: an overabundance of grasshoppers. The crop-devouring insects are native to the region, and normally their population is too small to cause alarm, The Guardian explained. But warmer, drier winters beginning in 2020…

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