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- Farms and cities have begun imposing water restrictions, but Western states are facing a threat that goes deeper than a single bad year. The hotter climate is shrinking water supplies, no matter what the weather brings. Warming temperatures make it less likely for a raindrop or snowflake to reach a reservoir due to increased evaporation.
www.npr.org/2021/06/09/1003424717/the-drought-in-the-western-u-s-is-getting-bad-climate-change-is-making-it-worse
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Jul 12, 2021 · Imagine a world where water is scarce in the West -- or at least stretches of the increasingly hot and dry landscape. A decades-long megadrought spurred by climate change, which has led to alarmingly low reservoir levels in the region, nearing or at records in some cases, add urgency to considering this consideration.
- Julia Jacobo
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Over the past 20 years, 90 per cent of major disasters were caused by floods, droughts and other water-related events. With more frequent droughts, people in water-scarce areas will increasingly depend on groundwater because of its buffer capacity and resilience to climate variability.
Mar 4, 2023 · Water crisis in West has prompted desperate ideas: Drain the Great Lakes, desalinate ocean water
Jun 9, 2021 · A record dry year is creating extreme drought in the West. But even if it rains, climate change will continue to shrink the water supply for millions of people.
- Lauren Sommer
Jan 30, 2024 · Cities scorching in 110 degree heat for days as water reserves dry up — that's life in the West now. But new research confirms the region hasn't always seen this devilish combination of extreme...
Dec 26, 2021 · Acute scarcity drives the search for water underground. But the West’s major aquifers are in trouble, too. Aquifers are essential resources for human survival. Groundwater provides the only...
Aug 11, 2022 · Experts overwhelmingly agree that most water-starved cities in the Southwest should try to find fresh water elsewhere before turning to desalination, and list a myriad of cheaper and less complicated ways to augment the drinking supply.
