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Droughts and Floods

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Three backyard experiments aimed at understanding: does parched soil absorb water faster or slower than wet soil?

Using a standard engineering model, we see that rainfall first soaks into the soil (red), then increasingly accumulates at the surface (blue).

A comparison of water soaking into dry and pre-moistened soils.

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