Chapter 12

So glad you came back! Today, we are talking Chapter 12. The chapter is entitled "The Great Plains and Prairies." You can find the chapter in the book, "Regional Landscapes of the United States and Canada" by Stephen Birdsall. 

Photo Credit: US Embassy in Japan.

This region is know for its extreme weather. The plains have a twenty year drought cycle. In July, Pittsburgh also had drought like symptoms. Check out this article from the Post-Gazette for more. In the summer, the weather was very hot with not enough moisture, which has an impact on crops. The Post-Gazette quoted a meteorologist:

"The drought conditions are accelerating," said David Miskus, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center in Washington, D.C told the Post- Gazette

Other states, such as states in this region like Oklahoma and Kansas, were also experiencing droughts this Summer.

Another meteorologist quoted by the Post-Gazette said it was the worst drought since 1988.