Drought devastates tiny Brooklyn, Iowa; our food prices may spike
If you think the weather’s bad in Brooklyn, N.Y., you should see the devastating drought in Brooklyn, Iowa.
Weeks of temperature in the 90s with occasional forays into the 100s and very little rain have wreaked havoc on Iowa’s corn, livestock and soybean industries.
During a public forum hosted on Tuesday by Gov. Terry Branstad, farmers expressed alarm about the impact of what state climatologist Harry Hillaker calls the worst drought in Iowa since 1988.