http://kplu.org en http://kplu.org/post/droughts-no-dry-run-lessons-dust-bowl This summer's drought continues to wilt and bake crops from Ohio to the Great Plains and beyond. Under a baking, late-afternoon sun just outside of the tiny east-central Illinois town of Thawville, John Hildenbrand walks down his dusty, gravel driveway toward one of his corn fields.<p>"You can see on the outer edge, these are a lot better-looking ears on the outside rows. Of course, it's not near as hot as it is inside the field," he says.<p>Walking deeper into the 7-foot-high corn stalks, the temperature — already in the 90s — becomes stifling. Here, the ears are smaller. Sat, 04 Aug 2012 14:33:12 +0000 David Schaper 5881 at http://kplu.org This Drought's No Dry Run: Lessons Of The Dust Bowl