Megadrought: Study warns US Southwest ‘virtually certain’ to run bone-dry by 2100

‘The American Southwest has surely seen some drought, but things may turn sour, or should we say ‘even drier’? Scientists from Cornell University say there’s a high chance that a decades-long ‘megadrought’ is coming by the end of this century.
The scientists, led by atmospheric researcher Toby Ault, have just published their findings in Science Advances journal.
It should be noted that ‘megadrought’ isn’t just a scary-sounding word, it is an existing term: an extreme, bone-dry time that can last for over 35 years.’
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