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Dry Springs in Central Texas Warn of Water Shortage Ahead

Inside Climate News · By Dylan Baddour · last updated
Heat, drought and booming population growth have stressed the aquifers that supply drinking water to millions of people.

By Dylan Baddour

Almost every other day, Charlie Flatten gets a call about another local water well gone dry. 

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