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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People enjoy the weather while social distancing at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People enjoy the weather while social distancing at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A painted rock left on a picnic table at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MICHAEL CARTER, from Des Moines, flies a kite at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MICHAEL CARTER, from Des Moines, flies a kite at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MICHAEL CARTER, from Des Moines, flies a kite at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MICHAEL CARTER, from Des Moines, flies a kite at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People jog and walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person rides his bike around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People ride their bikes around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Girls relax on a boat dock at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Girls relax on a boat dock at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: MICHAEL CARTER, from Des Moines, flies a kite at Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People ride bikes and walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 19 APRIL 2020 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People walk around Gray's Lake, a popular public park and lake south of downtown Des Moines. After a week of colder than normal weather, including three inches of snow, the weekend was spring like and people went to public parks to enjoy the pleasant weather.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A window washer cleans windows outside a restaurant in downtown Des Moines. He said cut the water with an environmentally safe deicing agent but that it was so cold it wasn't working, and the water was freezing on contact with the glass. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A snowman in a public space in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The Iowa State Capitol on the east end of Locust Street in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A bundled up pedestrian crosses the Court Ave Bridge over the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A city worker plows snow on the Court Ave Bridge over the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A bundled up pedestrian crosses the Court Ave Bridge over the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A bundled up pedestrian crosses the Court Ave Bridge over the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A  squeegee and water frozen on windows being cleaned by a window washer in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 08 FEBRUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Traffic waits for a snow covered train to pass in downtown Des Moines. Central Iowa, including Des Moines, is enduring its coldest winter in 25 years. Daily high temperatures this week are not expected to go above 10F (-12C) and nightly lows are expected to be about -5F (-20C). In addition to the cold weather, this is the second snowiest winter in Des Moines history. So far this winter there has been more than 44 inches (111 centimeters) of snow. Des Moines normally gets about 35 inches (90 centimeters) of snow all winter.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man walks his dog in fresh snow across the Grand Ave. Bridge in Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A worker clears a sidewalk in downtown Des Moines Tuesday morning following a heavy snow Monday. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man walks his dog in fresh snow across the Grand Ave. Bridge in Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Outdoor seating at a restaurant in Des Moines after a heavy snowfall. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol into central Des Moines Tuesday morning after a two day snowstorm dropped nearly a foot of snow. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Looking west from the Iowa State Capitol into central Des Moines Tuesday morning after a two day snowstorm dropped nearly a foot of snow. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The Iowa State Capitol after a storm dropped a record amount of snow. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A person crosses a snow packed street in downtown Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Traffic on a snow packed street in downtown Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Traffic on a snow packed street in downtown Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 26 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A man waits for a bus on a snow packed street in downtown Des Moines. Workers in Des Moines started cleaning up a record snowfall Tuesday morning. The National Weather Service reports that 10.3 inches of snow fell at Des Moines International Airport Monday, January 25, breaking the daily record of 10 inches for January 25 set in 1895. Many downtown businesses closed for the day because of the snow, since roads throughout central Iowa were snowpacked and hard to drive.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People check in before skating at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People check in before skating at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: Children use skating trainers at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People ice skate at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People ice skate at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: People ice skate at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A child wearing a bison hat for warmth holds onto a skating trainer while on the ice at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A child wearing a bison hat for warmth holds onto a skating trainer while on the ice at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: A family walks onto the ice to skate on the last day the rink was open at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JANUARY 2021 - DES MOINES, IOWA: The sign urging compliance with COVID-19 mitigation guidelines at Brenton Skating Plaza in downtown Des Moines. The ice skating rink usually opens in late November and stays open through late February or March, depending on weather. Covid restrictions limited capacity to less than half, skaters were encouraged to social distance, and skaters were required to wear proper face masks. This year the rink was forced to close January 3, after only six weeks, because it wasn't possible to comply with COVID-19 restrictions and still be profitable. Restrictions caused by the Coronavirus pandemic have limited many public events this winter in Iowa.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - MINNEAPOLIS, MN:   Winter snow melt causes the Mississippi River at St. Anthony Falls in Minneapolis to run above flood stage. The Minnesota Highway 65 bridge over the river is in the background. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: The end of Sibley St. in St. Paul is closed by Mississippi River floodwaters. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: A flooded playground on the bank of the Mississippi River in St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: A flooded building on Harriet Island in St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: ROMONA WEBB, 11, from West St. Paul, MN, checks the depth of a flooded road in Harriet Island Park in St. Paul as the Mississippi River flows past her. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: People look at a flooded building on Harriet Island in St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: People look at a flooded building on Harriet Island in St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: The Mississippi River, past flood stage, flows past downtown St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: Mississippi River floodwaters have forced the closure of Jackson St. N in downtown St. Paul. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: A flood wall holds back the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Downtown Airport. One runway at the airport is closed because of the potential for flooding and the height of the flood wall. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: A flood wall holds back the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Downtown Airport. One runway at the airport is closed because of the potential for flooding and the height of the flood wall. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 29 MARCH 2019 - ST. PAUL, MN: A temporary flood wall holds back the Mississippi River at the St. Paul Downtown Airport. One runway at the airport is closed because of the potential for flooding and the height of the flood wall. The Mississippi River through the Twin Cities has already hit flood stage. Several roads and parks in St Paul are already closed in anticipation of higher flood levels. Weather forecasters and hydrologists have backed off a little on earlier predictions of severe flooding because the snow melt has been slower than expected.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Volunteers from Water on Wheels fill villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry. People are being forced to buy water or get water from NGOs to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A child watches volunteers fill his family's water jugs a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Women carry their empty water jugs to a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Boys drive their tractors through Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: An empty irrigation canal in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Filling water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A volunteer from Water on Wheels fills villagers water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 03 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: People set out their water jugs at a water distribution point in Sot Nikum, a village northeast of Siem Reap. Wells in the village have been dry for more than three months because of the drought that is gripping most of Southeast Asia. People in the community rely on water they have to buy from water sellers or water brought in by NGOs. They were waiting for water brought in by truck from Siem Reap by Water on Wheels, a NGO in Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. There is no water to irrigate the farm fields and many of the wells in the area have run dry.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: What's left of an irrigation canal and water source west of Siem Reap. Local people said that at this time of year, the canal should be about 1/3 to 1/2 full. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man fills his water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he made daily trips to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: A man sprays water on his son after filling their water bottles at a public well west of Siem Reap. He said the well near his home had run dry so he was making 4 - 5 trips per day to the public well to get water for his home. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: NGOR, 33 years old, rolls up his hose after he sold water from his well to a family near his home east of Siem Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: SREYOUN, 13 years old, stayed home from school to help fill her family's water jars. She handles her family's water needs and buys water from water sellers around her community. Her family is spending an extra $40 to $50 US per month on water, a large sum for a Cambodian family. The family raises pigs and chickens. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops. Many of the wells in the area have run dry and people are being forced to buy water to meet their domestic needs.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  LERN, who has been farming all his life, plants rice in his fields near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Lern said this is driest he has ever seen his fields. He said he is planting because he has no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season he will lose his crops.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  LERN, who has been farming all his life, plants rice in his fields near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Lern said this is driest he has ever seen his fields. He said he is planting because he has no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season he will lose his crops.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  LERN, who has been farming all his life, rests on the side of his rice fields near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Lern said this is driest he has ever seen his fields. He said he is planting because he has no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season he will lose his crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA: Farmers use oxen to till their land and prepare their fields for planting rice near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Farmers use oxen to till their land and prepare their fields for planting rice near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Farmers use oxen to till their land and prepare their fields for planting rice near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 02 JUNE 2016 - SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA:  Farmers use oxen to till their land and prepare their fields for planting rice near Seam Reap. Cambodia is in the second year of  a record shattering drought, brought on by climate change and the El Niño weather pattern. Farmers in the area say this is driest they have ever seen their fields. They said they are planting because they have no choice but if they rainy season doesn't come, or if it's like last year's very short rainy season they will lose their crops.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND: A man fills recycled soft drink bottles with water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it.  In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - SANGKHA, SURIN, THAILAND: A woman works in her rice field with her son, preparing to plant the 2016 rice crop. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - BAN CHAN, SURIN, THAILAND:   A farmer prepares his rice fields for planting in Surin, Thailand. Normally the fields would have been prepped in April and rice planted in May but farmers are several weeks behind schedule because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People get water from the artesian well in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The well is the most important source of drinking water for thousands of people in the communities surrounding it. In the past many of the people had domestic water piped to their homes or from wells in their villages but those water sources have dried up because of the drought in Thailand. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 09 MAY 2016 - TA TUM, SURIN, THAILAND:    People swim in the reservoir behind Huai Khanad Mon Dam in Ta Tum, Surin, Thailand. The reservoir is almost out of water and is too low to water the agricultural fields around it. Thailand is in the midst of its worst drought in more than 50 years. The government has asked farmers to delay planting their rice until the rains start, which is expected to be in June. The drought is expected to cut Thai rice production and limit exports of Thai rice. The drought, caused by a very strong El Nino weather pattern is cutting production in the world's top three rice exporting countries:  India, Thailand and Vietnam. Rice prices in markets in Thailand and neighboring Cambodia are starting to creep up.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - KHAM THALE SO, NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A dried irrigation canal in Nakhon Ratchasima province. At this time of year it should be full but hasn't been used in months because of the drought in Thailand. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - KHAM THALE SO, NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A woman pulls a cart of rice hay for her water buffalo back to her home in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - KHAM THALE SO, NAKHON RATCHASIMA, THAILAND: A woman pulls a cart of rice hay for her water buffalo back to her home in Nakhon Ratchasima province. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A woman helps her neighbor fill his water jugs when they went looking for water. In return, she got to keep some of the water when they got back to their homes. The water was more than one mile from their homes in Si Liam. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A woman helps her neighbor fill his water jugs when they went looking for water. In return, she got to keep some of the water when they got back to their homes. The water was more than one mile from their homes in Si Liam. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND: A farmer drives his tractor through Si Liam on his way to find water. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND:  Neighbors talk about the drought in Thailand. The woman in the tractor (left) goes out looking for water and then sells what she doesn't use. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 20 JANUARY 2016 - SI LIAM, BURI RAM, THAILAND:  Neighbors talk about the drought in Thailand. The woman in the tractor (left) goes out looking for water and then sells what she doesn't use. The drought gripping Thailand was not broken during the rainy season. Because of the Pacific El Nino weather pattern, the rainy season was lighter than usual and many communities in Thailand, especially in northeastern and central Thailand, are still in drought like conditions. Some communities, like Si Liam, in Buri Ram, are running out of water for domestic consumption and residents are traveling miles every day to get water or they buy to from water trucks that occasionally come to the community. The Thai government has told farmers that can't plant a second rice crop (Thai farmers usually get two rice crops a year from their paddies). The government is also considering diverting water from the Mekong and Salaween Rivers, on Thailand's borders to meet domestic needs but Thailand's downstream neighbors object to that because it could leave them short of water.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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