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The intense dry spell in the West is worst ‘megadrought’ in 1,200 years, new study says

Doyle Rice, USA TODAYComments Off on The intense dry spell in the West is worst ‘megadrought’ in 1,200 years, new study says

The intense dry spell that's parched the western U.S. the past 22 years is the region's worst "megadrought" since at least the year 800.

      
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