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Originally Posted by Brock
Greenhouse gases played a part in this, no doubt.
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Just the drought that is found all through Missouri. When you look at the collard lizard and a few other species in the SW of Missouri it is clear that at some time in the past this area was as arid as west Texas or Oklahoma. The elevation will mediate the temperature but it isn't enough to influence rain patterns positively. Karst regions are very likely to form sinkholes in dry periods.
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