Stories by David Condos, Kansas News Service
‘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.
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
January 10, 2023
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.
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
October 11, 2022
How the Drought Killing Kansas Corn Crops Could Make You Pay More for Gas and Beef
A Crop of Dust
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
September 21, 2022
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.
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
August 27, 2022
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
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
June 9, 2022
How Kansas Could Lose Billions in Land Values as its Underground Water Runs Dry
Parched Dirt
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
April 1, 2022
As Fertilizer Pollutes Tap Water in Small Towns, Rural Kansans Pay the Price
Parched on the Plains
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
March 30, 2022
Kansas Meatpacking Workers Fueled an Economic Boom, But Many Need Food Pantries to Get By
Four Decades after Garden City’s Meatpacking Boom Began, the Kansas Town is Still Strained by Growing Pains.
by David Condos, Kansas News Service
November 3, 2021