Maddie Keller
The Hawk-Eye
Due to excessive heat, many areas in the United States are facing drought conditions. Kansas is among the worst.
2024 has become one of the hottest years on record. With this severe weather also comes more severe weather conditions. Droughts are plaguing the United States and the world in general. According to www.themercury.com, these conditions are some of the worst the world has seen in a long time. The hot weather contributes to the droughts which leads to more extreme heat. Drought conditions have also impacted agriculture.
Without precipitation, crops dry out and ultimately die off. Droughts also have an effect on the lives of everyday individuals, as they lead to water shortages and rationing. According to www.themercury.com, the state of Kansas is the fifth driest state in the country, with almost nine percent of residents facing drought conditions. This year has been abnormally dry throughout the different counties in Kansas which has affected many Kansas residents.
“The drought right now is actually helping us out because it is drying up the corn,” Hiawatha High School student Marcus Hinton said. “This is good because it has to be below a certain moisture rating to get sent to the mills. We do not want it too dry because it is measured by weight.”
As Hinton pointed out, the current droughts are helping the farmers in this area. Their corn is being dried up to the point where it is good to send to the mills. Farmers need their corn to be dry enough, but not too dry that it affects the weight of the corn and how much the farmers can sell it for.
“These droughts have not affected my husband negatively, he has still had very good yields,” Hiawatha High School teacher Linda Miller said.
Some farmers in this area still have good crop yields despite the dry conditions in the United States. Farmers in different regions of Kansas are being affected by the droughts in different severe effects. Nonetheless, all farmers see some sort of effect from these droughts.
These droughts have affected farmers in many different ways, some good and some bad. People in agriculture are heavily affected by these droughts, but they are not the only people affected. Everyday residents are affected by droughts and water shortages. Droughts have a major impact on the environment.
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Publish date : 2024-09-17 13:00:00
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