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Drought
By John Whipple Every year, our family would take the day’s long drive to my grandparent’s farm in Western Missouri. It is from these experiences that drought draws its blood. The song speaks to what my…
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Source: the journal Science "We now have enough observations of current drought and tree-ring records of past drought to say...
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[caption id="attachment_6960" align="aligncenter" width="1200"] San Pedro River Little Boquillas Ranch Arizona 2015[/caption] By Meteor Staff Saturday, March 14, 2020 Flagstaff...
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