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Remnants from last year's drought remain on the ground . Cotton crops that never matured still standing in the background . Drought continues across West Texas . Photo taken 11/16/2013 Ropesville , Texas . Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Drought affected cotton field . Many plants never mature and blowing dust storms become more severe . Photo taken 11/16/2013 Ropesville , Texas . Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Milo crops affected by the drought not suitable for harvest . This section will be plowed up along with the weeds . Photo taken in Ropesville , Texas on 11/15/2013 . Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Old plow partially covered from years of blowing dirt . The 2011/2012 drought just added more layers of dirt and misery to the West Texas landscape . Photo taken 1/11/2012 by Timothy Benson. Ropesville , Texas .
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2011 drought's toll of farmland . Photo taken 1/20/2012 Ropesville, Texas. Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Drought stricken corn crop . Photo taken near Wilson , Texas 10/25/13. Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Because of the 2011 drought , blowing dirt storms became more severe and wildfires usually followed . Photo taken 4/09/2011 - Ropesville. Photo by Timothy Benson.
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This old dilapidated well became a fitting symbol for the drought that plagued West Texas in 2011 . Blowing dirt storms were the norm . 1/22/2012 Ropesville , Texas. Photo by Timothy Benson.
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Massive wall of dust hits Plainview , Texas . The dust was no doubt a product of the lingering drought . Photo taken 3/17/2013 . Photo by Timothy Benson.
