New York emerges from drought while dry conditions persist in other watershed states
Welcome precipitation has restored New York State ground and surface water levels to normal, allowing it to roll back advisories about worsening drought conditions that were issued in November. However, New York is the only state in the four-state Delaware River watershed to enjoy such a status, as Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware still contend…
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