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Four in the new update: NO!
(the colours)
Green: HE HURT TWILIGHT!!
Red: *distressed emotional Red noises* whatdowedowhatdowedoweneedtohelphimwhat-
Vio: *vio.exe as stopped working and can not be restarted for a while*
Blue: THAT'S IT! YOU ARE SO DEAD!
Another quiz from your’s truly
i don’t appreciate how oddly specific this is
were u a goosebumps kid, a pony pals kid, a nancy drew kid, a boxcar children kid, an animal ark kid, or an A to Z mysteries kid.
I’ve made a terrible oversight:
-Animorphs -Magic Fucking Treehouse
Fun fact in case you don’t know:
Much of the Midwest USA (which is landlocked, with no major natural bodies of water except our rivers) is UNDERWATER and most of the food grown in the US won’t be grown this year. High water rescues are being performed in what is supposed to be prairie. Flooding shows no sign of stopping and is going to break the all time flooding record. Levees are topped and failing, retention pools are full, and on top of that, MAJOR tornadoes (over 750 so far, on 4 occasions reaching EF4 status) have been happening. Over 400 streets are closed in Missouri alone, and most of a major interstate (i29) is closed in Iowa, Missouri, and Nebraska?
Above: Nebraska, where 90% of corn and soy is grown in the US. Left is normal, right is this past march.
Most farmers in these areas don’t have flood insurance because they’re not in flood planes and normally would never need it. So they are at a major loss.
The US grows about 70% of the entire country’s staple crops, and half of Canada’s, too. The US is Canada’s main place of import because there is more viable planting space in the US than Canada. $1.4 billion of exports are sent to Australia every year as well, mostly pork, milk, and fruits that can’t grow in Asia (Australia’s main supplier).
There will not be corn, soy, dry beans, canned beans, beef, chicken, or wheat grown. Beef will go up at least 2$ a lb and corn and soy will be extremely pricey and hard to find because it will have to be imported.
Lots of farmers haven’t even been able to plant their fields and cannot plant at all, most commonly as a result of too much moisture in the soil—though driving through my part of Illinois, I can tell you that many fields are more puddle/lake than actual field.
Most of this area with lots of rain has already hit their “final planting date,” when crop insurance no longer guarantees the full payout as crops planted after that date stand a significantly higher risk of not making it to harvest. As a result, many farmers are looking at having to take prevented planting payments, which are generally 50-60% of their normal revenue. Additionally, taking these payments prevents those farmers from being able to replant their crop. While some haven’t paid for inputs (fuel, seed, fertilizer), many already have, and it will be extremely difficult to cover these losses with such a low payment.
It’s going to be a massive hit to small and medium-sized farms, which constitute over 90% of farms in the United States.
Livestock is also dying at an alarming rate - one person I know has recently lost 200 cattle because of flooding.
More levees have breeched in this and the flooding is worse than Katrina. More rain is still coming. Fields that should be planted right now are sitting under feet of standing water, which is also a breeding ground for mosquitoes and other disease-carrying insects.
Right now, we are leaning on a back supply of food, but this can only last for so long.
If you live somewhere that is affected by this, and you very well might, even if you don’t know it, STOCK UP ON FOOD. Corn, soy, wheat, beef, and dry beans are the biggest things that will be affected. Chicken might be good to stock up on too. Prices will skyrocket when back supply begins to run low. This is a very real thing. Nuts, potatoes, and pea-based proteins shouldn’t be affected.
Other photos:
Credit for help with this post goes to “sounds like a weirdly specific question but okay” on facebook.
6/4/19
This isn’t a spring post. This is full summer. God help us.
Illinois is like 45% planted. It’s astounding and scary.
Missouri is under so much water. Places that have never flooded before are being evacuated. No one is really prepared for this.
When you started to write fanfic, but still have no idea for title
Who wore it better?
have you ever loved a character so much you were like ?????? ? ? ??!??!?!! ! ! !?? ??? how did this happen??? ?? ? ?!???! !!?!??!?!?
ARIES: Look for the person who is playfully belligerent and looking for a dare.
TAURUS: Look for the person who is comfortable and quiet at first but energetic later on.
GEMINI: Look for the person who has a lot of witty things to say with a smirk and a cool, collected look.
CANCER: Look for the person who is gaurded but is on the look out to comfort anyone who seems likey they need it.
LEO: Look for the person that looks like there’s a spotlight on them with a hint of a fragile confidence.
VIRGO: Look for the person who is sassy and mysterious one minute and then deep in a conversation with someone the next.
LIBRA: Look for the person who is charming and lively and can seem to instantly brighten up anyone’s day.
SCORPIO: Look for the person who seems to blend into the room quietly talking to someone with a deep gaze.
SAGITTARIUS: Look for the person who can smoothly join in any conversation to add something funny or to simply liven it up.
CAPRICORN: Look for the person who says really scary or weird things with a large and cofident aura.
AQUARIUS: Look for the person with a casual and self-contained indifference but can glue a group of friends together all while wearing clothes that stand out from the crowd.
PISCES: Look for the person who can make anyone feel emotionally understood and can comfortably talk to anyone about anything.
Has your birthstone appeared on Steven Universe yet?
gemini, cancer, VIRGO, libra, scorpio
Reblog if you sang it in your head.
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