[familyop]

Some of the areas shown on the following map (University of Nebraska at Lincoln as linked from the NOAA) have been misreported. Much of the corn is now about eight feet high in areas very close to the University at Lincoln—areas that have been reported as being in “severe drought.” That corn has received no artificial irrigation at all this season.

Rains have been frequent, not that it matters. Because humidity has also been running near 100% much of the time, including the period of the heat wave that just ended there.

[Current map.]
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/data/jpg/20180612/20180612_usdm.jpg

Link from the NOAA

[Link to the map that will be replaced sometime tonight.]
http://www.cpc.ncep.noaa.gov/products/Drought/

Science: it’s only as good as the level of honesty of those who administer its undertakings.

[cgbg]

Science: it’s only as good as the level of honesty of those who administer its undertakings.

Great point--that applies to any human undertaking including religion.

Humans are _so_ good at lying, and the best liars rise to the top of large organizations of every kind. As a result our large institutions and mass media push a deep pile of lies.

This is in total contrast with the "real world" of everyday life where most people are mostly honest and trying to do the right thing.