1934 drought was worst of the last millennium
Washington DC (SPX) Oct 17, 2014 - The 1934 drought was by far the most intense and far-reaching drought of the last 1,000 years in North America, and was caused in part by an atmospheric phenomenon that may have also led to the current drought in California, according to a new study. New research finds that the extent of the 1934 drought was approximately seven times larger than droughts of comparable intensity that struck ... more

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