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Ed Markey: This flash drought of 2012 is also man made, but not because we failed to learn the lessons of the land.

On the recordJuly 19, 2012
This flash drought of 2012 is also man made, but not because we failed to learn the lessons of the land.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the human impact on drought conditions in 2012.

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