Record Drought Impacting Crops Across ‘Dust Bowl,’ Neighboring States

Farmers in the Dust Bowl along with neighboring states are suffering through a severe drought that is impacting crops from the Louisiana Gulf Coast to Colorado. A drought this severe has not been seen in nearly 80 years. Wheat farmers have been hit hard as the drought has withered crops producers were expecting to harvest in June. Weather forecasters said the drought is expected to get worse in Texas. From last October through February 2010 the state has only seen 4.7 inches of rain compared to 9.7 inches.  Read more (MSNBC).