Episode
Dry times on the High Plains
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- Up From Dust
- Published
- Aug 5, 2024
- Duration seconds
- 2678
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- https://www.kcur.org/2024-08-05/dry-times-on-the-high-plains
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Summary
Ancient waters that lie deep beneath the dry High Plains helped to turn western Kansas into an agricultural powerhouse. But the Ogallala Aquifer’s wells have begun to run dry after decades of tapping it for our corn, wheat and cows. In the rain shadow of the Rocky Mountains, we’ll learn how farmers are adjusting as the water disappears and hear how some are prodding state leaders to finally act.