Sunday 16 September 2012

Drought

Despite rain in some areas, the drought in the US continues to cause concern for farmers and food production. Over a recent six-week stretch, the U.S. Department of Agriculture designated 1,692 counties as disaster areas due to the drought. About 80% of agricultural land in the country is affected. The summer's extreme drought is on track to being one of the nation's costliest natural disasters since 1980.

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