meeting of the American Geophysical Union, found that evaporation from soils and plants in the region is exceeding net rainfall during these months. In addition, summer storms — which are shaped by temperature differences between the poles and midlatitudes — are becoming weaker, leading to less precipitation.

As global temperatures increase, the atmosphere holds more moisture, explains a press release from Columbia University. This triggers a greater moisture difference between the Central Plains and the polar regions, “so the storms are trying harder to remove the moisture from the region, to smooth out the gradient,” said atmospheric scientist Mingfang Ting, who led the research. Ting and her colleagues’ work shows that this moisture is being transported away from the corn belt to higher latitudes, including northern regions of theThe Cincinnati Public Schools administration is aware of a hoax letter circulating on social media that implies that a coach at Mason High School made disparaging remarks about students at Withrow High School in advance of the upcoming football match. We have confirmed with Mason High School's administration that no coach of that name is employed and are confident that this letter is an unfortunate hoax. We understand that Mason High School will take extra measures to ensure that Friday night's football game is safe and filled with good sportsmanship.