The Effects of the Western United States’ 22-Year Megadrought While the Eastern Seaboard has broken numerous records for water and precipitation over the past few years, the West has taken a much drier and warmer pattern. Since 2000, the Mountain West still sees a good year here and there—even a record snowy one. Yet, the trend for precipitation over the last 22 years has largely pointed downwards from the […] Weather Jaxon Jacobs | September 12, 2022 0 Comments
‘Megadrought’ in Western U.S. Could Be Worse Than Any in Past 1,200 Years Human-caused climate change appears to be the cause of a “megadrought” emerging in the western U.S., according to a study published on Thursday, April 16 in Science Magazine. Scientists are saying the nearly-20-year drought is almost as bad or worse than any in the past 1,200 years. The abstract from the study published in Science Magazine reads: Severe and persistent […] SnowBrains | April 23, 2020 0 Comments
NASA: US Could Face “Megadroughts” This Century While California’s drought pushes into its fourth year, we ain’t seen nothing yet. The severe drought in the U.S. Southwest pales in comparison to what’s coming: a “megadrought” that will grip that region later this century and could last for decades, says NASA: NASA Study Finds Carbon Emissions Could Dramatically Increase Risk of U.S. Megadroughts February 12, 2015: Droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this […] Weather ameliatraynor | February 17, 2015 7 Comments
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