Kansas City Star: Of all natural disasters, drought is the most common and the least understood. It doesn’t hit like a hurricane, earthquake or twister. You can’t see it coming on satellite radar, experts note, which may be why many people disregard the effects. Around Kansas City, drought creeps — first claiming the Missouri crop grower, then the Kansas cattleman who can’t afford grain to feed livestock. In time, grocery shoppers around the nation will wonder what’s with the higher prices for produce and hamburger.......
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Dry as a bone: Drought’s wide impact is likely to last for years
Posted by Kansas City Star: Rick Montgomery and Ian Cummings on July 21st, 2012
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