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September 5, 2002
It’s one of the worst natural disasters in Nebraska history. The drought of 2002 may cost the state more than 1.4 billion dollars. That’s nearly five times more than the damage inflicted by the 1980 Grand Island tornados. Drought victims aren’t as obvious as other natural disasters, but there are thousands in Nebraska. Farmers with little crop to harvest, store owners seeing a business slow down. “Statewide’s” Mike Tobias these and other stories of the drought of 2002.
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