Climate change parching the American West even without rainfall deficits

ScienceDaily
Nov 6, 2024, 7:03 pm74 pts
Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change turned an ordinary drought into an exceptional one that parched the American West from 2020--22. A study has found that evaporation accounted for 61% of the drought's severity, while reduced precipitation accounted for 39%. The research found that since…

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