Increasing Drought Frequency Brings Threats to U.S. Wildlife, Research Finds

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By Cristen Hemingway JaynesDec 16, 2024, 10:25 pm78 pts
With the climate crisis leading to more frequent and severe droughts, many wildlife species in the lower 48 United States will suffer from year-long droughts almost five times as frequently in the coming decades as they did historically, according to a new study. Droughts lasting three years could become nearly…

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