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    Drought-Related Crises Are Afflicting Millions. Desert Dwellers Can Offer Advice.

    If we accept that we live in a desert nation, we can glean insights about how to live with aridity.
    by C. J. Alvarez, Patricia Nelson Limerick via Made By History on July 19, 2021

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