Climate Central: After a warm and dry spring and a scorchingly hot start to the summer, the U.S. is in the grips of one of its top 10 worst drought events on record. The drought extends from Delaware to California, with the most intense drought conditions centered in the nation's heartland. Corn growers and ranchers have been hard-hit this year, prompting fears of a food crisis as corn prices rise and prospects for a bumper crop are diminished. The drought is the most extensive and intense drought to hit the U.S.......
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Ongoing Coverage of Historic Drought in U.S
Posted by Climate Central: Andrew Freedman on July 24th, 2012
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