Half of U.S. Counties Now Considered Disaster Areas
(ST. LOUIS) — Nearly 220 counties in a dozen drought-stricken states were added Wednesday to the U.S. government’s list of natural disaster areas as the nation’s agriculture chief unveiled new help for frustrated, cash-strapped farmers and ranchers grappling with extreme dryness and heat.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s addition of the 218 counties
means that more than half of all U.S. counties — 1,584 in 32 states —
have been designated primary disaster areas this growing season, the
vast majority of them mired in a drought that’s considered the worst in decades.
http://nation.time.com/2012/08/02/half-of-u-s-counties-now-considered-disaster-areas/#ixzz22P3ZzLa3
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