Category Crops Alert

State of emergency declared as Greece battles locust plague on Agios Efstratios Island

Locusts swarming across the land on Agios Efstratios Villagers on a tiny Greek Aegean island, Agios Efstratios, are battling a plague of locusts and a state of emergency has been declared there.   The island has about 200 residents who…

Lightning strike sparks 145-acre wildfire in Okeechobee County, Florida, USA

Lightning strike sparks 145-acre wildfire in Okeechobee County. (FFS) A lightning strike sparked at 145-acre wildfire in the northern region of Okeechobee County, east of the Kissimmee River, Saturday evening.   According to the Florida Forest Service, 80 percent of…