ST. LOUIS — The worst drought in the U.S. in decades may be leveling off or even easing ever so slightly in some lucky locales, federal weather forecasters announced Thursday in a report of little comfort for farmers and ranchers, who already have begun tallying this year's losses.
Forecast: US drought lingering but leveling off
Thursday, August 16, 2012 | 6:01 p.m. CDT;
updated 7:02 p.m. CDT, Thursday, August 16, 2012
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