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DROUGHT ALERT - Conditions remain consistent, with 31% of the state experiencing at least abnormally dry conditions.

Eolian origin of loess

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Keyes

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Societe Belge de Geologie, Bulletin 12, p. 14-21, 1901

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Taney

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