Archive for August 14th, 2012

Emergency well drilling brings relief to farmers stricken by drought

NBC News: There's a desperate search for water under way throughout Missouri where 95 percent of the state is enduring extreme levels of drought. In the rural area of Truxton, farmer Rusty Lee estimates he'll likely lose 40 percent of his crops. See our full drought coverage here. And on Wednesday, Aug. 15, watch NBC News, CNBC, MSNBC, The Weather Channel and Telemundo for daylong, network-wide coverage of the drought. We walked through his withering fields where rows of yellow squash lay shriveled under...