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Stories by David Condos, Kansas News Service
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With the Ogallala Aquifer Drying Up, Kansas Ponders Limits to Irrigation
Water levels in the Ogallala Aquifer continue to plummet. But after decades of mostly inaction from Kansas leaders, the state’s approach to water conservation might finally be starting to shift.
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‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late
After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.
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A Hotter, Drier Future Could Change How We Eat, Breathe and Get Our Water
This year’s drought could be a dress rehearsal for a drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store.
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Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year
From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country.
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This City in Kansas Really Conserves Water, But That Might Not be Enough to Survive
Thanks to decades of conservation efforts, Hays has become a place where thinking about your water use is a way of life. But as climate change brings drier, hotter weather to Kansas, more cities may have to follow a similar path.
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How the Drought Killing Kansas Corn Crops Could Make You Pay More for Gas and Beef
A Crop of Dust
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Here Are 7 Ways 2022 Stacks Up Against the Worst Droughts in Kansas History
How bad is the Kansas drought? Among the most severe in recorded history. But some other years were more extreme.
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Western Kansas Wheat Crops are Failing Just When the World Needs Them Most
Drought in Kansas, War in Ukraine Make a Recipe for Worldwide Hunger
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How Kansas Could Lose Billions in Land Values as its Underground Water Runs Dry
Parched Dirt
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