The added heat from global warming has made drought-stricken lands extra-dry. It will take more precipitation than usual to end it.
New drought rules in Southern California aim to cut daily water use to 80 gallons per person. Water managers say hitting this number is critical.
What’s more, the most comparable megadrought in the historical record — that late-1500s event — started to lose intensity as it entered its third decade.“This drought that we’re in now, rather than showing signs of petering out, doubled down last year and then doubled down again this year,” Williams said. “This drought is going as hard now as it ever has.” Temperatures are still high. Rain still isn’t falling. There are no signs that relief is coming any time soon.
There are bound to be wetter years than this one at some point, climate scientists say, but that doesn’t change the underlying trend toward hotter temperatures and more arid soils.
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