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Drought is here to stay in the Western U.S. How will states adapt?

June 12, 2021/

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Drought “is not a temporary condition we can expect to go away, but rather something we have to deal with,” one expert said.

Trees are dying. Riverbeds are empty. Lake Mead’s water level dropped to its lowest point in history, and Utah’s governor asked residents to pray for rain.

Water is increasingly scarce in the Western U.S. — where 72 percent of the region is in “severe” drought, 26 percent is in exceptional drought, and populations are booming.

By Ben Kesslen

 

 


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