<p>With about 55 percent of the continental U.S. suffering from &quot;moderate to extreme drought&quot; conditions the nation is withering under conditions that haven&#39;t been this bad since 1956, according to a new report from National Climatic Data Center. <a href="http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way/2012/07/17/156894107/drought-in-u-s-now-worst-since-1956-food-prices-to-spike-economy-to-suffer">More</a> (NPR News)</p>
