Quoted: But a University of Wisconsin-Madison scientist says the problem goes back much further than the last couple of years.
Using statistical modeling, Chris Kucharik found that the northern quarter of the state has received 15% to 20% less rain from the decade of the 1950s to the decade ending in 2006.
“This doesn’t even include the drought years after 2006,” said Kucharik, an assistant professor of agronomy and environmental sciences.