[PCA] NEWS: Climate change to make Great Plains hotter, drier

[Kwong, Olivia]

http://news.yahoo.com/climate-change-great-plains-hotter-110630199.html

Climate change to make Great Plains hotter, drier
Climate change expected to bring higher temperatures, more water shortages
to Great Plains
Associated Press
By John Flesher, AP Environmental Writer 3 hours ago

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) -- Climate change will bring more drought, fierce
storms and searing heat to the Great Plains, causing hardships that will
test the region's legendary capacity to cope with severe weather, says a
report by the National Climate Assessment.

See the link above for the full article text. The National Climate
Assessment can be found at http://www.globalchange.gov/
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