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In 1988, USDA scientists released flea beetles in North Dakota to fight a stubborn weed; their descendants spread across America and restored rangelands

In 1988, researchers working with the United States Department of Agriculture released a small population of European flea beetles onto infested rangeland near Valley City, North Dakota, hoping the insects might help control a plant that had been quietly overrunning the Northern Great Plains for decades. That plant was leafy…

The Times of India

In the 1930s, the Dust Bowl devastated America but Franklin D. Roosevelt's massive tree-planting project is still protecting US farmland nearly 90 years later

The Dust Bowl is one of the worst environmental disasters in American history, but it also sparked one of the country's largest conservation efforts. Nearly 90 years after Franklin D. Roosevelt launched a massive tree-planting campaign across the Great Plains, many of those shelterbelts still stand, protecting farmland and supporting…

The Economic Times

In the 1930s, America planted 220 million trees across Dust Bowl farmland; decades later, thousands of km of shelterbelts still protected farms and wildlife

The Dust Bowl prompted a large government tree-planting program across the Great Plains. This initiative created extensive shelterbelts to protect farmland from wind erosion and drought. These tree rows, planted decades ago, continue to shield farms and support biodiversity. While many shelterbelts remain, some have been removed or degraded over…

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In 1935, the United States began planting 220 million trees from Texas to Canada to stop the Dust Bowl, creating 18,600 miles of living windbreaks by 1942

Giant dust storms ravaged the American Great Plains during the 1930s. President Franklin D. Roosevelt initiated a massive tree planting project to combat soil erosion. Nearly 220 million tree seedlings formed extensive shelterbelts across the country. Researchers are now digitizing these old records to understand the project's impact. This Depression-era…

The Economic Times

Dangerous heat wave is building, will bring oppressive temperatures to much of the United States

A widespread and dangerous heat wave is building across the U.S., with triple-digit highs expected in the Southwest and Great Plains this weekend

The Independent UK

America faces record-breaking heatwave with dangerous temperatures and humidity ahead of Fourth of July

More than 130 million Americans in southern and Great Plains states were under moderate to severe heat risk over the weekend

The Independent UK

‘Nothing but tree skeletons’: record-breaking wildfires devastate US cattle country

Rising temperatures and extreme drought are driving more destructive spring fires across the Great Plains. This year, forces aligned to create the perfect storm in Nebraska

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Trump administration ends protections for rare dancing prairie bird

A ground-dwelling bird known for its elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected

The Independent UK

Great Plains Mara Nyika, Kenya, camp review

HOTELS: One of only nine camps in the Naboisho Conservancy, this tented stay marries luxury with an off-grid experience. Kate Wickers checks in

The Independent UK

Blizzard conditions hit the Midwest while wildfires and tornadoes threaten Central US

Another storm system is affecting millions of people in the middle of the U.S. Parts of the Midwest and Great Plains faced blizzard conditions Wednesday and a broad swath of neighboring states are at risk of high winds and wildfires

The Independent UK

Verizon went down again – everything to know about the latest network outage

Verizon had it's second network outage in 10 days, though this time around it wasn't as far reaching and was resolved quicker.

TechRadar

Blistering US heatwave spreads from south and scorches 190m Americans

Great Plains, midwest, mid-Atlantic and north-east hit by soaring temperatures, with New York City to reach 102F (39C)

The Guardian - US

Horses came to American West by early 1600s, study finds

A new analysis of horse bones gathered from museums across the Great Plains and northern Rockies has revealed that horses were present in the grasslands by the early 1600s

The Independent UK

Huge winter storm upsets air traffic and threatens commodities

A monster winter storm is driving frigid weather across the Great Plains and Texas and threatening livestock there, while airline disruptions are mounting during the busy travel period.

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3 are dead in Louisiana as a massive winter storm spawns tornadoes across the South

A destructive winter storm marched across the U.S., delivering blizzard-like conditions to the Great Plains hours after tornadoes touched down in parts of Texas, Oklahoma and in Louisiana.

The Independent UK

Bison's relocation to Native lands revives a spiritual bond

Bison nearly vanished from the Great Plains

The Independent UK

Native groups seek to repair lands damaged by colonization

The Wampanoag Common Lands project is among efforts by tribes and other Native groups from the Great Plains to the Pacific Northwest seeking to repair lands altered by European colonization

WEKU

Parts of the U.S. and Europe are bracing for some of their hottest temperatures yet

Parts of the Great Plains are forecast to hit record-breaking temperatures this week, while in Europe, extreme heat has fueled wildfires and contributed to hundreds of deaths in recent days.

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Higher heat and Midwest drought are forecast for US summer

Higher-than-normal heat is forecast to blanket most of the U.S. from July to September, drying out large chunks of the Great Plains and the Midwest while threatening to push drought into the Mississippi River Valley.

Tribune News Service

Searing US heat threatens to break records from California to Texas

Record heat will sear California and the U.S. Southwest in the coming days before pushing east and adding fuel to the sweltering weather that's been pummeling Texas and the southern Great Plains.

Zenger

‘Tornado Alley’ May Be Shifting East

There has been a directional change in tornadoes. While the Great Plains is routinely hit, so are other parts of the U.S.

Salon

Why dust is a growing problem

Researchers are investigating the links between modern agriculture and rising incidents of dust storms

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