Midwestern Regional Climate Center

The closure of four of the six Regional Climate Centers across the U.S. occurred after funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ran out. A recent report stated that the Trump administration plans to propose a 25% cut to NOAA's budget next fiscal year.

Updated at 8:40 p.m. July 19 to correct numbers in 2nd paragraph — There are few places better to see the effects of an intensifying drought than a...