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Feb 15, 2022
The American West is drier than it’s been in at least 1,200 years
The record megadrought is straining reservoirs and inflaming wildfires.
Jul 28, 2021
40 million Americans depend on two reservoirs that just hit record lows
The Colorado River's Lake Powell and Lake Mead reservoirs haven't been this low since they were first filled up.
Oct 06, 2016
Rising Temperatures Load the Dice for Megadrought Risk
Dry times ahead for the Southwest
Jul 14, 2015
California’s Running Dry And Nobody Knows Why
The state is in the fourth year of the worst drought in its history. Why can’t scientists explain it?
Sep 05, 2014
Study Shows ‘Megadrought’ May Soon Hit Southwestern U.S.
Arizona and California are in the 15th year of the worst drought on record. But the next one could reach as far as Texas and last 35 years.