Tuesday, April 8, 2014

Tumbleweed troubles: Colorado drought creates perfect storm for road-clogging weeds

ORDWAY, Colo. - Mini-storms of tumbleweed have invaded the drought-stricken prairie of southern Colorado, blocking rural roads and irrigation canals, and briefly barricading homes and an elementary school. The invasion of the tumbleweed, an iconic symbol of both the West's rugged terrain and the rugged cowboys who helped settle it, has conjured images of the Dust Bowl of 80 years ago, when ...

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