Essentially, the belt round the centre of the earth will get hotter and drier, while those of us who live in the north of the northern hemisphere will see more warmth but also more rain.

从本质上说，环绕地球中心的地带将越来越热，越来越干燥，而生活在北半球北部的我们将感觉到更温暖，这里的雨水也会更多。

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Demand for corn is such that more land is also being ploughed up in drier regions of the Great Plains states to the west of the corn belt, where irrigation in required, increasing water demand further.

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