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Droughts in the late 20th century rival some of North Africa's major droughts of centuries past, reveals new research that peers back in time to the year 1179. By using the information recorded in tree rings, it was shown frequent and severe droughts occurred during the 13th and 16th centuries and the latter part of the 20th century in Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia. [Source: ScienceDaily]
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