Word: drought
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HANTAVIRUS. In 1993 a six-year drought followed by heavy rains produced a tenfold increase in the population of deer mice in the American Southwest, leading to an outbreak of a deadly form of pulmonary hantavirus. The disease, which first appeared on a Navajo reservation, has since spread to 20 states and killed 45 people, nearly half of those infected...
...Eastern Montana and the Western Dakotas sympathize with those enduring the drought in Texas [NATION, June 10]. We suffered through 12 years of drought, from 1980 to 1991. Old-timers said it was worse than the '30s. Our well-built houses could not keep out the dust; winters brought us dirt drifts instead of snowdrifts. In 1988 we never pulled a combine into the field. Our county lost 20% of its population and 75% of the cattle herds. Isn't it interesting that it takes the Freemen to get publicity for this part of the country? CAROL R. BRENDEN Scobey...
...Your drought story reminded me of the Dust Bowl days when as a farm boy I rented shares on my uncle's land and planted soybeans three times to get something to feed eight dairy cows. As the sun was darkened by clouds of dust from the west, many of us gradually began to realize that nature and man had drifted apart. M. EARL BOYER Freeport, Illinois...
...sense of humor, but it's very dry. The Great Drought centers on the congressional districts of two members of the House Republican leadership who are among the most vociferous in denying the possibility of catastrophic man-made climate change--Representatives Dick Armey and Tom DeLay, both of Texas. JOHN F. HELLEGERS Jenkintown, Pennsylvania...
...supporters of the new law say it is working just fine. Gary Mitchell, chief of staff of the House Agriculture Committee, notes that most wheat acreage in the drought-affected areas is insured--specifically, 91% in Colorado, 86% in Kansas, 85% in Oklahoma and 79% in Texas. Fears of widespread farm defaults and bankruptcies have not yet materialized. Larry Cervenka, a banker in Taylor, believes "96% to 97%" of local farmers will stay afloat, at least in the immediate future, because they raise both crops and cattle. But the fears and anxieties run high. "I wish," Cervenka adds, "Americans could...