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Better freshwater forecasts to aid drought-plagued west
02-16-2007 · EurekAlert!Western droughts wreak social, economic and environmental havoc. Yet the ability to predict drought at seasonal lead times -- months or longer -- has scarcely improved since the 1960s. Computer simulations aim to improve freshwater forecasts.
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