Friday Top of the Scroll: Study — CA and West suffering worst ‘megadrought’ in centuries
Officially, California’s most recent drought lasted five painful years and ended in 2017. But a new study released Thursday says California and the rest of the West are enduring a continuing megadrought that ranks among the worst on record.
Related articles:
- Washington Post: Western U.S. locked in grips of the first human-caused megadrought, study finds
- Associated Press: Study: Warming makes US West megadrought worst in modern age
- San Francisco Chronicle: California, rest of the West sinking into a rare mega-drought, scientists say
- San Jose Mercury News: Historic ‘megadrought’ underway in California, American West, new study finds
- KQED Science: Megadrought conditions not seen for 400+ years have returned to the West, scientists say