Rivers might not be as resilient to drought as once thought
Years after a lengthy drought, some southeastern Australia rivers show no signs of recovering
![image of the Gwydir River](https://i0.wp.com/www.sciencenews.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/051321_CG_river_recover_feat.jpg?fit=1030%2C580&ssl=1)
A drought in 2019 reduced water flow in the Gwydir River near Moree, Australia (shown). A decade earlier, the Millennium drought from about 1997 to 2010 drove many of southeastern Australia’s rivers into a longstanding low-flow state. As of 2017, many of the regions’ rivers still showed no signs of recovery.
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