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Drought Sapping Fisheries and Marshes in Missouri and Kansas

'It All Comes Down to Mother Nature. We Need Rain.'

by Brent Frazee

News & Issues

Missouri Cattle Producers Slash Herds Amid Worsening Drought

‘All The Grass is Gone’

by Cami Koons

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Missouri Farmers Embrace Practices to Protect Waterways

Sustainable Methods Are Good For the Farmer and the Planet

by Cami Koons

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With Weeks Until Winter Wheat Harvest, Drought Plagues Kansas

U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates wheat production will fall 20% compared with last year

by Allison Kite

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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.

by Multiple Reporters

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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.

by Multiple Reporters

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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

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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.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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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

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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.

by David Condos, Kansas News Service

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