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In the science fiction movie Water World, the big problem in the future is too much water... and a lack of land. The problem in western Kansas is just the opposite: not enough water to go around. Commentator Rex Buchanan tells us about the controversial way two communities out west are tackling their own water woes. Commentator Rex Buchanan is director emeritus of the Kansas Geological Survey. He's also helped measure water levels in western Kansas for the Survey for more than 20 years.
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Technology made it possible to develop the Ogallala aquifer and turn the High Plains region into the nation’s breadbasket. William Ashworth describes this…
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After the new year, the Kansas Geological Survey will be measuring groundwater levels in western Kansas to monitor the health and sustainability of the…
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The 5.8-magnitude earthquake in Oklahoma last month raised some big questions for Kansas geologist Tandis Bidgoli.“I was very concerned,” Bidgoli said,…
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When explorer Stephen Long led his expedition across the western Great Plains in 1819-1820, it was during a period of widespread drought. With only a…