megadroughts

  • The US’s West Coast Is Facing Its Worst Megadrought In At Least 1,200 Years

    The US’s West Coast Is Facing Its Worst Megadrought In At Least 1,200 Years

    Nearly 1,000 years ago, a megadrought ravaged the southwestern U.S., swiftly wiping out a thriving indigenous culture and rendering once-arid land unusable. Scientists have long warned that the climate crisis may trigger another megadrought. And according to a new study, that megadrought isn’t just on its way”it’s likely already under way, and it could be…