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Posts Tagged ‘Climate Change’

‘This is Do or Die’: Western Kansas Farmers Push to Save the Ogallala Aquifer Before it’s Too Late

By | January 10, 2023 | 0
Haskell County farmer Travis Leonard stands next to his well that finally gave out this year. It's one of several that have run out of water on his farm in southwest Kansas in recent years as the Ogallala aquifer declines.

After decades of irrigation, the aquifer that makes life possible in dry western Kansas is reaching a critical point. But a new plan could save more of what’s left.

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Kansas City Gets Greener and the World Takes Notice

By | December 7, 2022 | 0
Union Station at night with the downtown skyline in the background.

Kansas City just received an “A-” on a survey of 1,000 global cities’ environmental and climate change policies conducted by CDP, an international climate group, up from “B” a year ago.

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A Hotter, Drier Future Could Change How We Eat, Breathe and Get Our Water

By | November 30, 2022 | 0
Parts of the Platte River in central Nebraska dried up completely this summer, like this stretch near Chapman, Nebraska.

This year’s drought could be a dress rehearsal for a drier, hotter future that scientists predict climate change has in store. Long-lasting droughts could alter the way we live.

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Here’s How This Year’s Drought has Battered the Midwest — and What it Might Mean for Next Year

By | November 29, 2022 | 0
Farmer Alex Millershaski watches the wind blow a handful of dry, sandy soil across one of his wheat fields. His county in southwest Kansas just experienced its driest October on record.

From deadly wildfires to choking dust storms to decimated crop harvests, this year’s drought has left its mark across the country. For the hardest hit areas, such as the Great Plains, recovering from the far-reaching impacts of this historically dry year won’t be easy.

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KC Developer Pioneering on the Renewable Energy Frontier

By | November 15, 2022 | 0
The massive former National Cloak and Suit Co. building opened in 1919 and has 14 acres of total floor space.

Developer Jonathan Arnold plans to include massive energy “storage” — revolutionary battery technology that will push us toward a renewable power future — in his latest housing project.

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