Home Global warming to heighten risk of Southwestern megadroughts
 

Keywords :   


Global warming to heighten risk of Southwestern megadroughts

2014-09-03 21:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: Exceptional drought, the most severe category, afflicts over 58 percent of California. The current drought may be a mere sneak preview of longer lasting and more devastating drought in the coming century, according to a study published in the Journal of Climate. The study -- by Cornell University, University of Arizona and U.S. Geological Survey researchers -- examines the likelihood of so-called "megadroughts" and how they may change as the climate warms. Megadroughts are distinguished by their...

Tags: global risk warming global warming

Category:Electronics and Electrical

Latest from this category

All news

»
26.11GibsonSG
26.11Dimarzio DP419 area67 2
26.11110
26.11
26.11tnqnp671
26.11SchucoClassic
26.11 DX 3 25CM
26.112018
More »