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Soil Management Key to Fighting Increasing Number of US Dust Storms

Soil Management Key to Fighting Increasing Number of US Dust Storms
American farmer Roger Murphy putting fertilizer in the ground on April 23, 2020, near Dwight, Illinois. Scott Olson/Getty Images
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Farmers, scientists, and meteorologists have been sitting up and taking notice as severe dust storms in the United States are becoming more frequent across the Great Plains and the Southwest.

Research shows dust storms have doubled over the past 20 years and are becoming more intense—due to a combination of increased drought conditions and the expansion of crop planting.

Autumn Spredemann
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Autumn is a South America-based reporter covering primarily Latin American issues for The Epoch Times.
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