Recent study expects Yuma County farms to lose $2.8 million per year to natural hazards

Yuma, Arizona (Kyma, Kecy) – According to Recent research by Trace Onethey say Yuma County Farm is expected to lose $2.8 million a year to natural disasters. “Weather experts say we are currently suffering from a 22-year drought here in the southwest,” said Julie Murfrey of the Arizona Federation of Agriculture. The Arizona Farm Bureau […]

Nearly 400,000 Refrigerators Recalled Over ‘Choking And Laceration Hazards’

Nearly 400,000 refrigerators were recalled Thursday due to “choking and laceration hazards.” electrolux group announced Approximately 383,240 Frigidaire brand refrigerators were recalled because the unit's ice bucket assembly could break if removed from the ice maker, posing a potential danger to consumers. This is because there were concerns that A statement from the U.S. Consumer […]

Fallow fields worsen dust hazards, ASU tests bio-inspired solutions

On a stormy March morning, gusts of wind lifted walls of dust hundreds of feet high from the bare ground south of Coolidge. It involved 23 cars and was responsible for a traffic accident. The source of the hazard was an unplanted fine-grained patch of soil that stretched for half a mile along California Route […]