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It’s raining. Is the drought over?

Suchy krajobraz pod burzowym niebem, z popękaną ziemią i odległym horyzontem oświetlonym zachodzącym słońcem. Pada. Czy już po suszy aktualność stop suszy Start retencji Is the drought over

A few hours of rain are enough for lawns to turn green and flowers to bloom. For this reason, many people believe that drought is an easily reversible problem, and that a week of heavy rain is enough to stave off a prolonged drought. However, hydrology isn’t so simple. Drought is a complex, multi-stage, and often hidden phenomenon, and its reversal depends not solely on the previous week’s weather. Short-term rainfall isn’t enough to address the consequences of drought. But what does effective “irrigation” actually look like?

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