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Drought In U.S. Now Worst Since 1956; Food Prices To Spike, Economy To Suffer

NPR by Mark Memmott | Jul. 17, 2012 (Special Report)

With about 55 percent of the continental U.S. suffering from "moderate to extreme drought" conditions the nation is withering under conditions that haven't been this bad since 1956, according to a new report from National Climatic Data Center. Full Story »

Posted by Pamela Hogle

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Posted by: Posted by Pamela Hogle - Jul 17, 2012 - 10:03 AM PDT
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Edited by: Pamela Hogle - Jul 17, 2012 - 10:06 AM PDT

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