News & Issues

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.

by Multiple Reporters

November 30, 2022

News & Issues

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.

by Multiple Reporters

November 29, 2022

News & Issues

Severe Drought Triggers Assistance in Nearly All of Kansas, Half of Missouri

‘Every day you go out and within five minutes, your ears, your nose and your mouth are full of dust.'

by Allison Kite

October 17, 2022

News & Issues

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

News & Issues

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

News & Issues

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