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291 - Why Are We Having a Drought?
Ep. 291
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On today’s episode: Bruce has no upper beak and complete authority over his circus. I built a deck in the middle of a drought! What is a drought? And why are we having one? All that and more today on All Around Science...
RESOURCES
- Meet Bruce, the "beak-jousting" parrot - Ars Technica
- Florida is facing its most intense drought in 15 years. Here's how it got so bad and how long it will last. | Live Science
- U.S. Drought Monitor
- Is High Pressure Always Warm Air? | The Weather Guys
CREDITS:
Writing - Bobby Frankenberger & Maura Armstrong
Booking - September McCrady
THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen
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