Climate Adaptation
Drought Set to Scorch California and U.S. West Again, Forecasters Say
- Forecast calls for little rain and rising temperatures
- Parched conditions have gripped most of western U.S.
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The multiyear mega-drought that’s drained western U.S. reservoirs, parched croplands across California’s fertile valleys and raised the risk of wildfires shows no signs of easing, forecasters say.
The region faces another spring and summer of dwindling water resources and rising temperatures, according to an outlook released Thursday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.