Half of U.S. drought disaster zones

Atlanta : GA : USA | Aug 01, 2012 at 1:38 PM PDT

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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack on Wednesday declared disaster zone designations for an additional 218 counties in 12 states because of damage and losses caused by drought and excessive heat. The states are Arkansas, Georgia, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Mississippi, Nebraska, Oklahoma,... FULL ARTICLE AT CNN

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