Worst ‘Megadrought’ in 1,000 Years in U.S. Due to Global Warming
A car is exposed at the bottom of a reservoir, which is is at a record low of 5%, in San Jose, California.
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The U.S. is facing the worst drought in 1,000 years, “driven primarily” by man-made climate change.
By the end of this century, researchers are predicting years-long dry spells exacerbated by higher temperatures, creating conditions worse than so-called megadroughts that have been linked to the decline of American Indian cultures in the U.S. Southwest, according to an article published Thursday in the journal Science Advances.