A Few Heavy Storms Cause a Big Chunk of Nitrogen Pollution From Midwest Farms

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By The ConversationNov 4, 2020, 1:09 pm192 pts
By Chaoqun Lu Some effects of extreme weather are visible – like half a million acres of flattened corn in Iowa left behind after a derecho that hit the Midwestern United States on Aug. 10. Other effects are harder to measure, but can be just as harmful. One example is agricultural nitrogen runoff from…

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