prolonged drought lasting two decades or longer
California Could Stave Off Drought Through 2025—Reversing Years Of ‘Megadrought,’ Forecasters Say
forbes.com/sites/brianbushard/2024/03/04/california-could-stave-off-drought-through-2025-reversing-years-of-megadrought-forecasters-say/
Why extreme rain pouring into Southwest US hasn't fully eliminated the region's megadrought
abcnews.go.com/US/extreme-rain-pouring-southwest-us-fully-eliminated-regions/story
What a hand-cranked drill just revealed about the West’s ‘megadrought’: The study part of an emerging field of tree-ring science found the West’s two-decade ...
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2024/01/24/west-drought-trees/
West’s ‘hot drought’ is unprecedented in more than 500 years: Extreme heat and dry conditions amplify one another — a positive feedback loop climate scientists ...
mercurynews.com/2024/02/02/wests-hot-drought-is-unprecedented-in-more-than-500-years/
Snowpack is shrinking across the Northern Hemisphere: Communities across the Northern Hemisphere are headed toward a snow-loss cliff, new research shows.
theverge.com/2024/1/10/24031852/snow-loss-climate-change-drought-research
Latin America loses 22% of its fertile land, the equivalent of three Colombias : According to data from the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification ...
english.elpais.com/climate/2023-11-18/latin-america-loses-22-of-its-fertile-land-the-equivalent-of-three-colombias.html
California drought eases, but its water problems remain: More needs to be done to address water overuse before the next dry threat arrives in the state ...
axios.com/2023/11/08/california-drought-conditions-water-problems
Arizona will see fewer cuts to its allocation of Colorado River water in 2024: Water users have already agreed to conserve the additional 80,000 acre-feet ...
axios.com/local/phoenix/2023/08/15/arizona-conserve-water-colorado-river-cuts-2024
Colorado River Basin megadrought caused by massive 86% decline in snowpack runoff
phys.org/news/2023-07-colorado-river-basin-megadrought-massive.html
‘Spectacular’ wildflower season blooms in Colorado: With the backdrop of a two-decade megadrought in the American West, an especially wet water year has produced ...
csmonitor.com/USA/2023/0721/Spectacular-wildflower-season-blooms-in-Colorado
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Phoenix's plan to keep the water flowing: Arizona's new water finance authority will consider innovative proposals to alleviate the state's ...
axios.com/2023/06/21/phoenix-water-crisis
California’s test: Can floodwater be captured and stored for future?: While heavy winter storms alleviated California’s years of “megadrought ...
csmonitor.com/Environment/2023/0530/California-s-test-Can-floodwater-be-captured-and-stored-for-future
Paid articlePaid Lake Powell is rising more than a foot a day. But megadrought’s effects will still be felt.
washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/05/11/lake-powell-water-levels-rising-drought/
Vox’s April Highlight Issue: Adapting to and learning from the Colorado River drought crisis
vox.com/press-room/2023/4/17/23686449/voxs-april-highlight-issue-adapting-to-and-learning-from-the-colorado-rivers-drought-crisis
As an ongoing megadrought leaves Lake Powell and Lake Mead with record-low water levels, Arizona is set to lose over 20% of its Colorado River water allotment ... Show more
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Here’s what the Legislature did to help arid Utah better manage its water: New measures will help the Great Salt Lake, calculate how much water Utahns use and ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2023/03/04/heres-what-legislature-did-help/
Drought monitor spells good news for California, but 'not out of the woods' on megadrought
abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/drought-monitor-wet-winter/
The megadrought that has plagued the US West for years has impacted everything from the food Americans eat to their electricity supply ... Show more
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The megadrought that has plagued the US West for years has impacted everything from the food Americans eat to their electricity supply ... Show more
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The parched metropolis: can eco architecture save LA from megadrought?: Storms and floods do little for the sprawling, paved-over city, as every drop runs out to ...
theguardian.com/artanddesign/2023/feb/27/parched-eco-architecture-los-angeles-megadrought-water-capturing-parks
A suburb in Arizona lost its source of water. Residents warn: We're only the beginning
cbc.ca/news/world/rio-verde-water-access-1.6749754
When Will the Megadrought Gripping Southwestern States End?: The megadrought has been around for over 20 years, and may stay for many more years due to the ...
newsweek.com/megadrought-southwest-states-climate-change-1780833
Chile faces largest wildfires since 2017: Fires fueled by drought and heatwaves killed 24 and destroyed 373,000 hectares since February 1.
lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/02/12/chile-faces-largest-wildfires-since-2017_6015408_4.html
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Lake Powell is draining due to climate change – what does this mean for the local environment?
A 22-year megadrought has lowered the water level in ... Show more
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2023/02/lake-powell-draining-climate-change-environment-glen-canyon?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social_scheduler&utm_term=Climate+Change&utm_content=09%2F02%2F2023+18%3A00
18 billion-dollar disasters killed nearly 500 people last year, NOAA says: NOAA released statistics on 2022's billion-dollar disasters in the U.S ...
usatoday.com/story/news/2023/01/10/2022-noaa-billion-dollar-disasters-deaths-amid-climate-change/11017435002/
Lake Powell Before and After the Drought: Lake Powell's water levels have plunged drastically as a result of the southwestern megadrought.
newsweek.com/lake-powell-before-after-drought-map-pictures-1779447
Chile firefighters battle blazes amid warning that wildfires could get worse: Fires have burned 270,000 hectares and killed 24 in south-central region as mega ...
theguardian.com/world/2023/feb/06/chile-wildfires-death-toll
Without an urgent, dramatic increase in water flow, Utah's Great Salt Lake "as we know it is on track to disappear in five years." https://bit.ly/3Zl3Zdd
On the Front Lines of the Western Water Wars - CNN One Thing - Podcast on CNN Audio
edition.cnn.com/audio/podcasts/one-thing/episodes/d5079227-264b-4508-b27e-af90016c33cc
People Fixing The World - Fighting the megadrought - BBC Sounds: Catch up on your favourite BBC radio show from your favourite DJ right here, whenever you like ...
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If America's Megadrought Continues, the Impact Will Be Catastrophic: The megadrought, which began more than 20 years ago, remains widespread across the western ...
newsweek.com/megadrought-impact-united-states-catastrophic-1775438
After pummeling, scientists say California storms were more hype than climate change
latimes.com/environment/story/2023-01-19/california-storms-more-hype-than-climate-change
Climate change: Is this the end of the mega drought?: California has been hit by extraordinary heavy rain since Christmas. The groundwater level is still too low ...
faz.net/aktuell/wissen/erde-klima/klimawandel-hat-kalifornien-die-megaduerre-ueberwunden-18607101.html
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Developers are trying to build hundreds of thousands of homes in Arizona. New report warns there isn't enough water.
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2023/01/11/arizona-homes-development-water-scarcity/11036138002/
Although officials are focused on water scarcity, the potential for a “megaflood” to rival the region’s megadrought is gaining traction ... Show more
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Great Salt Lake Water Level at Historic Lows as Megadrought Threatens Utah: Recent snow storms that have hit parts of the U.S, including Utah ...
newsweek.com/great-salt-lake-water-level-histroic-low-megadrought-utah-1770331
These stark photos show 2022’s climate disasters: There were record low water levels around the world, from Lake Powell in Utah to Santiago, Chile ...
fastcompany.com/90827075/these-stark-photos-show-2022s-climate-disasters
Letter: C02 emissions, rain and safety: Three questions about Utah’s cloud seeding plans
sltrib.com/opinion/letters/2022/12/29/letter-c02-emissions-rain-safety/
Senators urge Agriculture secretary to help Western states in ’22-year mega-drought’
thehill.com/homenews/senate/3764373-senators-urge-agriculture-secretary-to-help-western-states-in-22-year-mega-drought/
Utah's Great Salt Lake shrinks to unsustainable levels amid a decades-long megadrought
pbs.org/newshour/show/utahs-great-salt-lake-shrinks-to-unsustainable-levels-amid-a-decades-long-megadrought
Why US vegetable prices have skyrocketed in the past year: Storms and drought have damaged crop yields across the western states, raising prices 80 percent ...
popsci.com/environment/vegetable-prices-climate-change/
A rural town’s river vanished. Is Chile’s constitution to blame?: In the past few years, Petorca has become a symbol of the fight over the right to water in ...
cnn.com/2022/11/22/americas/chile-petorca-drought-intl-latam/
Americans Are Running Out of Water. A Towering Iceberg Could Be the Answer: As an unprecedented megadrought continues to affect the Western United States ...
newsweek.com/americans-running-out-water-towering-iceberg-could-answer-1760627
Best environmentally friendly gifts to save water: These innovative, environmentally friendly gifts and stocking stuffers save water and power for the ...
latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2022-11-02/best-gifts-to-save-water-during-drought
Hotter, drier conditions due to climate change are increasing the extent of wildfires in the Golden State; the multi-year mega-drought has turned large swathes ... Show more
One year of wildfires undid decades of California’s emissions policy: The fires were responsible for 23% of the state’s emissions in 2020
economist.com/graphic-detail/2022/10/19/one-year-of-wildfires-undid-decades-of-californias-emissions-policy
Fire in the Amazon is associated more with agricultural burning and deforestation than with drought
phys.org/news/2022-11-amazon-agricultural-deforestation-drought.html
A second metro Denver town clamps down on lawns amid drought: "Water's on everyone's mind"
denverpost.com/2022/10/21/water-castle-rock-aurora-turf-drought/
Bodies of water all over North America are drying up due to drought, climate change: Experts
abcnews.go.com/US/bodies-water-north-america-drying-due-drought-climate/story
Wyoming's Flaming Gorge recedes as U.S. megadrought creeps further north: A boating and fishing paradise on the Utah-Wyoming line is beginning to feel the ...
pbs.org/newshour/nation/wyomings-flaming-gorge-recedes-as-u-s-megadrought-creeps-further-north
Gov. Spencer Cox calls CNN, Fox News and MSNBC ‘evil’: Although he remains hopeful about the long-term prospects of the proposed Lake Powell Pipeline, Utah Gov ...
sltrib.com/news/politics/2022/10/07/gov-spencer-cox-calls-cnn-fox/
Enormous Dinosaur Footprints Discovered in Texas Riverbed Dried by Drought: As drought conditions led river levels to drop, new dinosaur tracks were uncovered ...
newsweek.com/dinosaur-footprints-revealed-riverbed-drought-texas-1735537
Quick Glance: The Texas drought has exposed 113 million-year-old dinosaur footprints.
- Extremely dry circumstances in Texas have resulted in the discovery of tracks left by an Acrocanthosaurus dinosaur 113 million years ago.
- Footage shows the prehistoric prints at the bottom of the Paluxy River inside Dinosaur Valley State Park, after the drought-stricken river exposed them.
- According to a state park spokesperson, the prints belonged to a Tyrannosaurus Rex relative who reached 15 feet (4.6 metres) tall.
- Acrocanthosaurus lived during the Early Cretaceous.
Thousands of California wells dry up amid megadrought: As California's drought deepens, more rural communities are running out of water.
pbs.org/newshour/nation/thousands-of-california-wells-dry-up-amid-megadrought
What is a megadrought, and how is it impacting major regions in the United States?
weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/western-america-megadrought-climate-change-weather-affects/
Megadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years: As heat, fires and water wars become the norm, the Guardian explores the ...
theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/us-west-megadrought-climate-disaster
The end of a way of life? Ranchers struggle to survive the south-west’s megadrought
theguardian.com/environment/2022/oct/02/ranchers-struggle-survive-megadrought-us-south-west
What is ‘dead pool’ and what does it mean for Colorado River?: On the Colorado River, Western states’ water usage has exceeded sustainable levels for some time ...
csmonitor.com/Environment/2022/0927/What-is-deadpool-and-what-does-it-mean-for-Colorado-River
Paid articlePaid What is a megadrought, and how is it impacting major regions in the United States?
weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/western-america-megadrought-climate-change-weather-affects/
As wildfire risk grows, campfires fade across an arid West: Amid record-breaking heatwaves, larger and longer wildfires and megadrought, many fire officials are ...
washingtonpost.com/nation/2022/09/18/campfires-extreme-weather/
It’s hot and dry out there, but it ain’t as bad as 1540 (yet): As Europe risks its worst drought in 500 years, here’s what happened the last time around.
politico.eu/article/hot-dry-aint-bad-1540-yet/
Flaming Gorge falls as drought felt higher up Colorado River: Until now, Flaming Gorge Reservoir hasn't seen anything like the low water that has ...
sltrib.com/news/environment/2022/09/16/flaming-gorge-falls-drought-felt/
Colorado River drought cuts through key Western midterm races: Water cuts, and what lawmakers can do about it, are a midterm issue in the West.
abcnews.go.com/Politics/colorado-river-drought-cuts-key-western-midterm-races/story
Feds cut Colorado River allocation for Arizona and Nevada in 2023, citing need for 'urgent action'
usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/16/arizona-nevada-colorado-river-drought/10341085002/
Infographic: Megadrought in America, a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years: Nearly 40 years later, states from California to Colorado in the US southwest and ...
wionews.com/world/infographic-megadrought-in-america-a-climate-disaster-unseen-in-1200-years-515801
Ongoing Megadrought Puts the West in ‘Uncharted Waters’: Scientific American is the essential guide to the most awe-inspiring advances in science and ...
subscriber.politicopro.com/article/eenews/2022/08/02/californias-megadrought-is-worse-than-you-think-00048340
Lake Mead, once the largest water reservoir in the US, now little more than a graveyard
abc.net.au/news/2022-07-17/lake-mead-nevada-drought-water-levels-drop-further/101229988
NASA releases new Lake Mead satellite images, shows dramatic water loss since 2000
cnn.com/2022/07/21/weather/lake-mead-water-level-satellite-images/
Dramatic satellite images show how much water levels in Lake Mead have receded since 2000
abcnews.go.com/US/dramatic-satellite-images-show-water-levels-lake-mead/story
Southern California’s megadrought crisis: What it means for the rest of the state
sacbee.com/news/california/water-and-drought/article264047336.html
Paid articlePaid What the Colorado River's record lows mean for western US: New drastic cuts are implemented in the western United States, as the water level of the Colorado ...
popsci.com/environment/what-the-colorado-rivers-record-lows-mean-for-western-us/
Deadline looms for drought-stricken states to cut water use: Seven Western U.S. states face a deadline from the federal government to come up with a plan to use ...
sltrib.com/news/nation-world/2022/08/15/deadline-looms-drought-stricken/
The short film “Hasta la última gota,” or “Until the Last Drop,” follows the fight for water in Petorca province, the epicenter of Chile’s mega-drought ... Show more
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Lake Powell In US, At The Epicentre Of Biggest Drought, Close To Deadpool: Report
ndtv.com/world-news/lake-powell-in-us-at-the-epicentre-of-biggest-drought-close-to-deadpool-3249659
Lake Mead Decomposing Torso May Be Hero Veteran Who Drowned Saving Wife: The third body found on Lake Mead's shores during the megadrought may be that of Kenneth ...
newsweek.com/lake-mead-body-army-veteran-drowned-1732843
Property owners and officials find ways around century-old laws as the West runs out of water
cnn.com/2022/07/10/us/west-water-crisis-property-rights-climate/
Millions of gallons of water hurtle through the Hoover Dam every day, generating electricity for hundreds of thousands of homes ... Show more
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Gov't Inaction Could Wipe Out A Defining Feature Of The Grand Canyon, Environmentalists Say
huffpost.com/entry/grand-canyon-dry-glen-canyon-dam-report_n_62eb38ffe4b00f4cf2373f95
Western cities get creative after megadrought leads some to cancel firework displays
cnn.com/2022/07/02/weather/4th-of-july-fireworks-canceled-california-arizona-utah-megadrought/
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