The Beyond the Data blog from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI, formerly NCDC) has another excellent entry this week.  Jake Crouch describes the evolution of the four-year Texas drought from start to finish.  You can read the story at https://www.climate.gov/news-features/blogs/beyond-data/reflections-really-big-drought.  The article concludes by stressing the importance of collecting quality data for monitoring climate.

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