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Drought Resistant Plants Help Neighborhood Conserve Water

Archer County, TX. -- If you drive around Wichita Falls you can tell right away most landscaping and yards was not planned for a low water environment.But that could be the shape of things to come, not only in this area, but all across Texas and other parts of the nation.And many developers are alre Full story

NC has no drought area for 1st time in 3 years

For the first time in three years, no area of North Carolina is experiencing a drought or abnormally dry conditions. Full story

This Was the Coldest Spring Since 1996

This year's spring seemed more like a never-ending winter for much of the country, and it wasn't just in their imaginations. The chilly weather was the coldest spring since 1996, the National Climate Data Center (NCDC) said today (June 13). Full story

UN official: 11 million in Sahel still face hunger

More than 11 million people are still facing hunger in Africa's Sahel region and urgent international aid is needed, a top U.N. humanitarian official said Tuesday. Full story

Lawmakers told that NM drought likely to persist

State water officials say the prospects are bleak that seasonal rains will provide much relief from the drought gripping New Mexico. Full story

Wichita Falls Offers Many Resources for Drought Questions

Even though we have had two rains in the last week, they are just a drop in the bucket compared to the long term drought. And while the city has many avenues and resources to get information out about the drought, many residents say they feel the city isn't doing enough.City officials say they have Full story

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Historic drought fuels season's first wildfire in New Mexico

Much of South Dakota sees ease in drought

Spring 2012 Was Earliest on Record

Droughts put U.S. energy supply in peril: Kemp

Consumers, farmers seen boosting U.S. first-quarter growth

Sound Garden: Can Plants Actually Talk and Hear?

Where's the Water of the Future? Right Here

Dry crop belt counts on more than a drop of February rain

Winter rains shy away from drought-stricken Plains

Some relief seen for drought-plagued U.S. Plains

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  Drought takes its toll on corn cob pipe factory

Drought leaves America's last corn cob pipe factory fighting for survival. KSDK's Steve Patterson reports.

  Drought shuts down Kansas campground

A popular Kansas attraction has shut down due to drought. KSNW's Felix Rodrigues Lima reports.

  Fargo gets flood warning

The National Weather Service has told the folks along the Red River in Fargo, N.D., and the surrounding area to prepare for perhaps one of the top five floods in that city's history. Weather Channel’s Chris Warren reports.

  2012: the hottest year on record

Last year was one for the history books, as a long-term warming trend brought two record highs for each record low between 2000 and 2010. And even more concerning, in the past year there were five record highs for each low recorded. NBC’s Anne Thompson reports.

  The State of Global Agriculture

How the U.S. drought is affecting the global agriculture business, and how to play the industry, with Martin Richenhagen, CEO of Agco Corporation.

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Field of soybean plants whose growth has been stunted by drought is seen in Oakland City
Field of soybean plants whose growth has been stunted by drought is seen in Oakland City

A field of soybean plants whose growth has been stunted by drought is seen in Oakland City, Indiana, July 24, 2012. REUTERS/ John Sommers II

A photographer takes pictures of a man checking on a dried-up cistern in a village of Weining county
A photographer takes pictures of a man checking on a dried-up cistern in a village of Weining county

A photographer takes pictures of a man checking on a dried-up cistern in a village of Weining county, Guizhou province, March 16, 2013. More than one million people in Guizhou and Gansu provinces are facing a drinking water shortage due to two lingering droughts, according to Xinhua News Agency. Pi

A girl looks up as she stands at a dried well in a village of Weining county
A girl looks up as she stands at a dried well in a village of Weining county

A girl looks up as she stands at a dried well in a village of Weining county, Guizhou province, March 16, 2013. More than one million people in Guizhou and Gansu provinces are facing a drinking water shortage due to two lingering droughts, according to Xinhua News Agency. Picture taken March 16, 201

A man carrying a pack basket walks across a dried-up field in a village of Weining county
A man carrying a pack basket walks across a dried-up field in a village of Weining county

A man carrying a pack basket walks across a dried-up field in a village of Weining county, Guizhou province, March 16, 2013. More than one million people in Guizhou and Gansu provinces are facing a drinking water shortage due to two lingering droughts, according to Xinhua News Agency. Picture taken