MINNEAPOLIS — The drought gripping the United States is the widest since 1956, according to new data released Monday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
U.S. drought grows to cover widest area since 1956
Monday, July 16, 2012 | 5:38 p.m. CDT;
updated 5:47 p.m. CDT, Monday, July 16, 2012
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