The historical data says exactly the opposite for the Mid-West for
precipitation and drought. An irrigation system can smooth out the
natural variations but from a climate standpoint rainfall and drought
have actually improved somewhat over the past 100 years in the Mid-West.
<http://mrcc.isws.illinois.edu/mw_climate/climateChange.jsp>
Chuck Norcutt (data driven)
On 8/12/2016 6:54 PM, Christopher Crawford wrote:
I've seen more and more farmers in northern Indiana using irrigation systems
to water their fields in recent years. This part of the United States used
to get a lot more rain in the summer than it does today.
This field is in Elkhart County, just outside Goshen, Indiana.
http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=2455
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