Drought grips much of US
The nation's widest drought in decades is spreading, with more than half of the continental United States now in some stage of drought.
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Brownsburg, Ind.
Jack Maloney displays a drought-damaged ear of corn on his farm in Brownsburg, Ind., Monday, July 16, 2012. With no significant rainfall since May 3 and the bleak outlook for rain, Maloney expects a total loss on his corn and soybean crop.
Credit: AP Photo/Michael Conroy
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