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'Thirstwaves' are growing more common across the United States
As the climate warms, the atmosphere is getting thirstier. Scientists define this atmospheric thirst, or evaporative demand, ...
The 5 US States With The Highest Speed Limits (And 5 With The Slowest)
America is criss-crossed with highways. Americans who love to drive should check out which states encourage putting the pedal ...
Trump administration adds immigrant Social Security numbers to ‘death list’ in deportation push
The Trump administration directed the Social Security Administration (SSA) to place more than 6,300 migrants on its list for ...
High Plains Journal8d
American drone maker prospers amid pressures on producers
United States agricultural drone maker entrepreneur Arthur Erickson has his roots in Texas, David Murray writes.
Phoenix Hits 100 Degrees as Southwest Swelters in Spring Heat
Even in a region known for heat, this week’s highs, this early in the year, are an “anomaly,” the National Weather Service ...
Plainview Herald on MSN2d
West Texas Culture: The Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum
Texas joined the United States in 1845, and American interest in the Panhandle increased. The Red River War (1874–1875) marked a decisive campaign by the U.S. Army to remove Comanche and Kiowa tribes ...
A once-in-a-generation flood event could cap off this week’s slew of severe weather threats
Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential severe thunderstorm outbreak and life-threatening flooding loom large for tens of millions of people in the central and ...
National Catholic Register12d
How 2 Great Plains Farm Boys Became Holy Priests on the Road to Sainthood
The Great Plains of the United States are sparsely populated, and in most areas that population is sparsely Catholic. While ...
Reuters5d
From winter to spring: shifting dynamics in U.S. wheat production
Due to its perceived high quality ... Spring and winter wheat in the United States generally do not see geographic overlap, ...
The Associated Press on MSN9d
What to know about the Trump tariffs upending global trade and markets
WASHINGTON (AP) — The trade war President Donald Trump promised has begun, threatening the world economy and straining the ...
CNN11d
A once-in-a-generation flood event could cap off this week’s slew of severe weather threats
Volatile spring weather will kick into high gear this week as a potential ... of millions of people in the central and eastern United States. This next severe weather threat comes on the heels ...
The Washington Post12d
Multiple days of hazardous weather will hit a stretch of central states this week
This will put the Plains, Midwest and Great Lakes at risk ... spin in the upper atmosphere will stagnate over the western United States during the week ahead. This will cause a conveyor belt ...