"The US south-west and the Great Plains will face decade-long droughts far worse than any experienced over the last 1,000 years because of climate change, researchers said on Thursday.
The coming drought age – caused by higher temperatures under climate change – will make it nearly impossible to carry on with current life-as-normal conditions across a vast swathe of the country.
The droughts will be far worse than the one in California – or those seen in ancient times, such as the calamity that led to the decline of the Anasazi civilizations in the 13th century, the researchers said."
Suzanne Goldenberg reports for the Guardian February 12, 2015.
SEE ALSO:
"U.S. Droughts Will Be the Worst in 1,000 Years" (Scientific American)
"U.S. Headed for a ‘Mega-Drought’ in 21st Century, Scientists Warn" (PBS NewsHour)
"US Faces Worst Droughts in 1,000 Years, Predict Scientists"
Source: Guardian, 02/13/2015
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