<div class='node-body'><p>In addition to the <a href="http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2012/07/19">ongoing drought</a> in the United States, experts warn that the potential for a worldwide food crisis is heightened by extreme and erratic weather across the globe.</p>
<p>A <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/jul/22/food-price-crisis-weather-crops">report</a> in <em>The Guardian</em> cites recent flooding in Russia, an encroaching drought in South America, and heavy rains in the UK and says all contribute to a worldwide arithmetic that adds up to an agricultural nightmare.</p></div><div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-news-hp-image">
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