This map is just colors, but for some people it represents five years of sweat and tears. During this time fortunes were lost, herds and crops were lost, family ranches were lost. It is estimated that over 25 % of all the trees in Texas died during this drought. See what five years of drought looks like in 15 seconds.

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Five years of drought animated

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