💧🌏 Greg CocksMar 12, 2025
Five Droughts That Changed History [visualisations]
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https://www.informationisbeautifulawards.com/showcase/7611-five-droughts-that-changed-history <-- shared article
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https://labs.waterdata.usgs.gov/visualizations/drought-timeline/index.html#/ <-- USGS visualization page
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https://doi.org/10.1002/joc.7904 <-- shared paper
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Five droughts that changed history

The U.S. has a long history of droughts that have impacted humans and ecosystems. But in the last 100 years, five periods of drought stand out in their effec...