13-02-2015 17:14 via scitechdaily.com

Study Shows Carbon Emissions Could Increase Risk of Megadroughts

A new study from NASA reveals that droughts in the U.S. Southwest and Central Plains during the last half of this century could be drier and longer than drought conditions seen in those regions in the last 1,000 years. NASA scientists used tree rings to understand past droughts and climate models incorporating soil moisture data […]
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