Lincoln, Neb. (UPI) Sep 7, 2011 - The percentage of land suffering from exceptional drought reached record levels in August in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, scientists said. A record 81.08 percent of Texas was facing exceptional drought as of Aug. 31, Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said. Oklahoma at 69.1 percent and Kansas with 17.4 percent also experienc ... more
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Record drought keeps grip on U.S. states
Record drought keeps grip on U.S. states
Lincoln, Neb. (UPI) Sep 7, 2011 - The percentage of land suffering from exceptional drought reached record levels in August in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, scientists said. A record 81.08 percent of Texas was facing exceptional drought as of Aug. 31, Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said. Oklahoma at 69.1 percent and Kansas with 17.4 percent also experienc ... more
Lincoln, Neb. (UPI) Sep 7, 2011 - The percentage of land suffering from exceptional drought reached record levels in August in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas, scientists said. A record 81.08 percent of Texas was facing exceptional drought as of Aug. 31, Brian Fuchs of the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said. Oklahoma at 69.1 percent and Kansas with 17.4 percent also experienc ... more
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