Climate change putting stress on Kansas water resources

Lawrence Journal World: The current drought gripping all of Kansas and much of the western United States may seem severe now, but it is not abnormal for a region that has seen cyclical droughts for much of the last 1,000 years. What ought to concern Kansans more, a panel of experts said during a symposium Friday night at Kansas University, is the longer-term change in the region's climate that will put greater demand on the state's dwindling water resources. "From a climate perspective, it looks like it's going to...

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