This is a major reason why the Dust Bowl record highs in this region haven’t been able to be exceeded with global warming causing record highs everywhere else. Our land practices during the Dust Bowl were responsible for greatly amplifying the drought and heat. So the expansion of corn production has created a localized cooling in these areas relative to the rest of the world.
https://www.science.org/content/article/america-s-corn-belt-making-its-own-weather
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