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Des Moines resident Bill Callahan has chickens in his backyard. He built a chicken coop out of recycled/reclaimed materials using panels from a movie set, metal parts from his family's trampoline and fence boards that were blown down in a windstorm and an old window from his house. Here two of his chickens are followed by the Callahan's dog, Bijou. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Holly McQueen)

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Des Moines resident Bill Callahan has chickens in his backyard. He built a chicken coop out of recycled/reclaimed materials using panels from a movie set, metal parts from his family's trampoline and fence boards that were blown down in a windstorm and an old window from his house. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Holly McQueen)

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Des Moines resident Bill Callahan has chickens in his backyard. He built a chicken coop out of recycled/reclaimed materials using panels from a movie set, metal parts from his family's trampoline and fence boards that were blown down in a windstorm and an old window from his house. (AP Photo/The Des Moines Register, Holly McQueen)

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Des Moines Mayor Frank Cownie, center, listens to a presentation during a two-day Task Force meeting on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Governors, mayors and other local government officials are in Des Moines to discuss the impact of changing weather patterns and the effect on food production, health, and ability to prepare for flooding and drought. (AP Photo)

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Adam Wright, of MidAmerican Energy, speaks during a two-day Task Force meeting on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Governors, mayors and other local government officials are in Des Moines to discuss the impact of changing weather patterns and the effect on food production, health, and ability to prepare for flooding and drought. (AP Photo)

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Jerry Schnoor, of the University of Iowa, speaks during a two-day Task Force meeting on Climate Preparedness and Resilience, Tuesday, May 13, 2014, in Des Moines, Iowa. Governors, mayors and other local government officials are in Des Moines to discuss the impact of changing weather patterns and the effect on food production, health, and ability to prepare for flooding and drought. (AP Photo)