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Which drought-hit US states suffered the worst crop damage?
2013-02-18 11:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The searing U.S. drought of 2012 devastated the nations corn crop, pushing yields down in some states to their lowest levels in nearly 30 years. According to recently-released numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Missouri, Illinois and Indiana were among the hardest hit Corn Belt states, with yields at 28-, 26-, and 22-year lows, respectively. To put the severity and impact of the 2012 U.S. drought in context, the top 10 hardest-hit states for crop damage are illustrated in...
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