drought
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The California city was once a drought poster child, but now it generates enough water to rescue parched states.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
As of Thursday, 48.7% of California was experiencing abnormally dry conditions, and an additional 7.59% of the state was experiencing moderate drought, according to the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The longer the Millennium drought continues, the more important these findings become.
From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026
“There will be this huge drought of financial advisers because they are retiring, and the gap is even bigger for estate planners,” Barbo said.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026
“Well, I can’t do that. Them gates en’t bin opened for thousands of years. They’re for use only in the case of drought in the daily world.”
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
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