[PCA] NEWS: Megadroughts Worse Than the Dust Bowl Could Hit the Southwest
Kwong, Olivia
okwong at blm.gov
Thu Sep 4 13:24:03 CDT 2014
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-09-04/megadroughts-worse-than-the-dust-bowl-could-hit-the-southwest
Megadroughts Worse Than the Dust Bowl Could Hit the Southwest
By Karen Weise
September 04, 2014
The drought in California has already devastated the environment and
upended the state’s economy. Imagine if it were to last for a decade. Or
four decades. Or longer. So-called megadroughts are increasingly likely as
the earth warms, according to a new scientific paper that paired historic
drought patterns with climate change models.
See the link above for the full article text.
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