Western US Energy & Water Use Policy Established In Wettest Period For 350 Years, With Drought Coming

Some new research published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that states in the Western US are likely in for much drier conditions in coming decades from climate changes. Both human-caused climate change and because of naturally-occurring wet and dry cycles getting longer, particular since 1000 CE. Which in the broad stroke we already knew. The really notable part is this, from lead-researcher Mark Abott, from Pitt University: “Wes… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Western US Energy & Water Use Policy Established In Wettest Period For 350 Years, With Drought Coming

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