Stunted Wheat Crops Are Turning Blue in Drought-Ravaged Kansas
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Wheat growing near Beaver, Oklahoma on May 17.
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It’s so dry in Kansas that wheat plants are turning blue.
At this time of year, crops are typically a verdant green and reach about knee height. Instead, prolonged drought means that many plants are just barely shin-high, their growth stunted by a lack of moisture. Some are yellowing, and others have the tell-tale blueish hue that plagues damaged fields.