How Austin tapped into climate scientists to plan for drought

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- A former government climatologist and professor at the UT Jackson School of Geology described the drought we're experiencing right now like this: "If this were a hurricane, we would call it a Category 5."
While water isn't the only impact of drought -- which can also force high temperatures, extreme fire danger and other concerns -- water is certainly on the minds of climate scientists and government officials right now.
Federal officials announced earlier this week that Arizona