(Des Moines) There’s optimism that a weather pattern change could help ease Iowa’s drought. State Climatologist Justin Glisen says the long-standing La Nina weather pattern is giving way to an El Nino pattern, which could bring rainy weather to Iowa — especially later this summer.
Wet Summer Could Ease Drought
By Tom Robinson
Apr 11, 2023 | 5:42 AM
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