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Bellin Map of the Great Lakes. Jacques-Nicolas Bellin, 1755. Native American territories are clearly delineated. Wikimedia Commons. Source: Atlas Homannianus Mathematic-Historice Delineatus, (Homann Heirs, Nuremberg), 1755 When I think of wellness, I can’t help but think of my great aunt Tilley who was trapped in an actual well for a good long while. This is not a play on words. We wish people well, but real wellness is deeply personal. It isn’t the same as health, although these states are...

Which finds that growing food from india to iowa will only get harder as the climate gets harsher. >> were going to see by mid-century, by current projections that our number of days above 90 degrees is going to rise from about 17 days per year above 90 degrees in des moines. that will be up mora like 50 to 70. >> the report finds that about three-quarters of the worlds ice-free surface has been paved, plowed or deforested. great for economies, horrible for natures cycles. with all of the diesel...

Projections that our number of days above 90 degrees is going to rise from about 17 days per year above 90 degrees in des moines. that will be more up like 50 to 70. >> reporter: the report finds three-quarters of the earths ice-paved surface has paved, plowed or deforested. great for economies. horrible for natures cycles. with all the diesel and fertilizer used to grow the modern meal, they say agriculture is to blame for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. but heres the good news. r...

De moines. >> with all the diesel and fertilizer used to grow the modern meal they say agriculture is to blame for nearly a quarter of greenhouse gas emissions. >> heres the good news. right now every corn plant in this field is pulling carbon out of the sky and pulling it in the grund. and with the right amount of innovation and financial motivation a smart farmer can leave it there and still feed the world. iowa can be one giant carbon sink and unlike minors and drillers and fraccers they dont...

Children from a local kindergarten up to the time. and after they finish with the beans they add a corn seed. everyone knows what corn is used for all. we can to make popcorn. growing not quite lorenzo a program volunteer explains to the kids that the corn plant grows tall and develops years that contain the kernels that are used in popcorn these apples will be used to make juice he explains that these hens lay eggs lorenzo is an eighty year old retiree but he enjoys taking part in the exercise ...

>> its extremely difficult but the difference between the united states and the places we work is doable in the united states. youll never get it down to zero but a low single digit in this country. people dont see hunger in this country. its pretty well hidden and we have a society where people dont want to ask for help. they dont want to be seen asking for help. its a big challenge. the big part of it is awareness. >> the most important thing, there is a key link between kids who are fed well ...

>> all right. diane, and finally, a horse in kentucky in touch with his inner artist. the horse named justin. there you see him there. throwing around the paint brush a while back, now painting are just, they cannot keep them on the shelves. selling for hundreds of dollars. all the money going to help a local museum which is really nice. he liked to draw shapes in the sand with her whip. gave her a brush and justin started painting. can we get a better name than justin for that hor...

Abcs alex perez shows us why. >> reporter: the blistering heat, buckling the pavement, causing the earth to crumble on the roadways and on the farm where bone-dry soil is creating major problem for farmers across the corn belt states. >> we are at such a critical point in this corn plants life now, it could be the beginning of the end. >> reporter: in manhattan, illinois, where this farmer is a fourth generation farmer theyre praying for rain. some plants are almost two feet shorter than they sh...