Natural Hazards -- Drought


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One of the victims of California's drought was the much-photographed Jefffrey Pine on top of Sentinel Dome in Yosemite.
summit of Sentinel Dome, Yosemite NP, CA (1982).


During droughts the great reservoirs on Caifornia's rivers may drop hundreds of feet below their normal level.
South Fork arm of Lake Oroville, CA (1988).


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