Solutions to Climate Change-Fueled Droughts in the Western US

Photo credit: Aluc 15 /Pixabay. Article by Jose Pablo Ortiz Partida. Union of Concerned Scientists: The Equation – May 17, 2022.

As human activities continue to spew heat-trapping gases into the atmosphere, temperatures rise and cause the air to become “thirstier.” This thirstier air evaporates more water from rivers, lakes, and canals, as well as from soil, forests, vegetation, and crops, making drought conditions extreme. This blog presents the state […]

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