Show threadAndy @RevkinApr 12, 2023
Climate isn't the only thing that's changed in the West. Water demand has too. And unfortunately that skyrocket of growth happened in a weirdly wet #megadroughtgap (as per @peedublya et al), lulling folks: https://revkin.substack.com/i/79692050/the-megadrought-gap 2/2
How a Two-Century Megadrought Gap Set the West up for its Water and Climate Crisis

A new study further cements how global warming, by drying soils, is raising odds of megadrought conditions across a water-dependent swath of the western United States

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Andy @RevkinApr 11, 2023
Fine @CNN breakdown of three scenarios - including doing nothing - put out by the Biden administration as Western cities face an epic #watergap with a shriveled #ColoradoRiver. Such a tough challenge given how much growth/demand built in a #megadroughtgap: https://revkin.substack.com/i/79692050/the-megadrought-gap
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How a Two-Century Megadrought Gap Set the West up for its Water and Climate Crisis

A new study further cements how global warming, by drying soils, is raising odds of megadrought conditions across a water-dependent swath of the western United States

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