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Enter
Scorched Earth
As drought grips the Midwest, the
U.S. continues to set grim weather
records—with July hotter than any
month previously observed. More than
1,000 counties in 26 states are being
named natural-disaster areas, the
biggest such declaration ever by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The
result is devastating, and chilling.
This cracked, dry ground is actually
a pond in Crossville, Illinois.
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08.26.12