Reservoir Recovery Does Not Erase Flood Damage
Satellite observations show a rapid change over several weeks.
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In this lesson: Evaluate whether water recovery proves that all drought has ended.
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While connects drought relief with flood damage happening during the same storms.
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Explain why the recovery needs qualification.
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The reservoir rose rapidly, but the storms also caused destructive floods and long-term drought remained in some places. Fuller storage therefore does not prove that every drought problem ended.
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