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2The Tar Heel Thursday, June 3a 1988 State and National Economy probably won't fail despite century's worst drought By ANDREW LAWLER Staff Writer Much of the United States is in the grip of a drought and a heat wave of record highs in more than 12 states, eclipsing even the Dust Bowl condi tions of the 1930s. Although last weekend brought cooler tempera tures to much of the country, little moisture was reported, and the heat is expected to return by this weekend. "The jet stream has split in half; as a result, an abnormally high pressure system has been parked over the Central United States. Therefore, storm systems have been steered away from the Central U.S. and up to Canada," said Jim Wagner, a meteo rologist with the climate prediction division of the National Weather Service in Washington, D.C., explaining the immediate cause of the drought. Low-level air currents have also kept Gulf of Mexico moisture from reaching hard-hit areas, he said, and hot air has been kept aloft due to the warmer ground, resulting in less active thunderstorms. Hardest hit have been the Corn Belt and the Northern and Central Plains. High temperatures and greatly reduced rainfall have com bined in these areas to the point where they threaten the survival of corn and wheat crops. This comes at a critical time for the crop cycle; seeds need THE YOGA PLACE Make peace with your body, mind and spirit N.C.'s largest and oldest school of yoga HANNAH CAROTHERS, Director SUMMER SESSION II July 12 - August 11 i Don 't miss the sweat, the tears, the TUESDAYS WEDNESDAYS THURSDAYS 12:00 Beginning 12:00 Beginning 6:00 Continuing 6:00 Beginning 6:00 Continuing 7:30 Beginning 7:30 Continuing 7:30 Beginning DROP IN STDIM NTS Wl I CDME AS SPAC l PERMITS Easy, safe walk from campus 452 'A W. 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The drought has also forced the Army Corps of Engineers to engage in emergency dredging for the last two weeks on the Mississippi River. U.S Secretary of Agriculture Richard Ledy has been meeting with governors of affected states to coor dinate relief efforts, and the Senate Agriculture Committee has formed a special task force to deal with the drought, led by Sen. Patrick Leahy, joy, the deep serenity mysticism meet. " Hannah White 20 lb. bond, auto-fed. Course-Pac Summer Sale! r 105 N. Columbia D-Vt. The committee "will continue to implement options in dealing with the drought, such as opening federal lands for grazing, emergency feed programs and perhaps loan relief," said spokesman Patrick Collins. The committee will also investigate long-term causes of the drought, looking especially at the greenhouse effect that scientists have said is a main cause. The greenhouse theory states that pollution and other like causes have put too much carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, resulting in a heat trap similar to the one in a greenhouse. Scientists predict this will result in higher global temper atures and flooding from melting in the polar ice caps. But Wagner said that may not be the cause of this year's drought. "The worldwide temperature raises needed to support this theory have just not happened," he said. "There have always been decades of warm, dry years such as the (19)50s, the '30s and now the '80s. The '30s remain the worst drought years, and even then there were normal years. This is probably just another one of those decades." North Carolina officials are also working to reassure farmers. U.S. Rep. David Price, D-4th, announced the establishment of a toll-free telephone hotline Friday provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to answer questions about federal government relief services available in drought-stricken areas. 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Cox said a national toll-free number, operated by the Amer ican Social Health Association, is listed in the pamphlet and refers callers to the local AIDS hotline. "During the first couple of days we got a couple of hundred calls, but now it's down to around 35 to 40 calls a day," Cox said. "Overall, it has run very smoothly." The most commonly asked Wake Forest likely to host fall presidential debate By SHARON KEBSCHULL Editor Presidential candidates Michael Dukakis and George Bush will probably debate at Wake Forest University Sept. 25, although the candidates have not formally announced the debate. 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