Lower Temperatures and Rain Won’t Be Enough to Ease U.S. Drought
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Lower temperatures and rain forecast for parts of the Midwest won’t be enough to reverse the drought that has pushed crop prices up for months.
In July, drought covered 57.2 percent of the contiguous 48 U.S. states, the worst since December 1956 when 57.6 percent of the country was dry, according to the latest Palmer Drought Index. The Palmer records, which date to 1895, are used to make comparisons to drought years before 2000.