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ARS points to longer droughts, less rain in the West over the last 50 years

04/07/21 5:15 AM By Spencer Chase
KEYWORDS Agricultural Research Service ARS Department of Agriculture drought rainfall USDA West
A new report from the Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service and the University of Arizona says dry periods have been longer and annual rainfall has decreased over the course of the last 50 years.
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