Scientists believe that during the Triassic period, this part of Arizona was an arid place positioned in the middle of Pangaea right above the equator, later submerged by a flood that likely buried all the creatures preserved in the bonebed.
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Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 July 2025
Kentucky is relatively water-rich, compared to parts of the arid southwest, but has suffered droughts in recent years, as the region's rainfall shifts toward more intense, clustered events.
While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
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