'Record-Breaking' Heat Wave to Hit West Coast Amid Megadrought
https://gizmodo.com/a-record-breaking-and-dangerous-heat-wave-is-about-to-h-1847157954'Unrecognizable.' Lake Mead, a lifeline for water in Los Angeles and the West, tips toward crisis
https://news.yahoo.com/unrecognizable-lake-mead-lifeline-water-120102589.html6 million Southern Californians face order to conserve water - CalMatters
https://calmatters.org/environment/2022/04/southern-california-conserve-water/Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/22/climate/climate-change-southwest-humidity.htmlAll of Colorado considered a “primary natural disaster area,” Department of Agriculture says
https://www.denverpost.com/2022/04/27/colorado-drought-natural-disaster-wildfire-usda/American farmers are killing their own crops and selling cows because of extreme drought - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2022/08/17/business/west-drought-farmers-survey-climate/index.htmlAmid Drought, Here's Where California Really Uses Its Water - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/10/us/california-water-drought.htmlAmid severe drought, Oregon farming region illegally diverts water from the Klamath River - The Counter
https://thecounter.org/oregon-farms-water-klamath-river-drought-salmon/amp/Aridification of the US West, Lake Mead and the Colorado River - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuEtWdK_dcICalifornia drought: Conservation falls short | CalMatters
https://calmatters.org/newsletters/whatmatters/2021/09/california-drought-water-conservation/California faces another drought as lake beds turn to dust – a photo essay | California | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/may/30/california-drought-water-shortage-photo-essayClimate Scientists Forecast High Temperatures Into the Fall - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/09/16/climate/climate-change-drought-temperature.htmlCreeping toward Permanent Drought - Scientific American Blog Network
https://blogs.scientificamerican.com/hot-planet/creeping-toward-permanent-drought/Drought Spreads to 93 Percent of West--That's Never Happened - Scientific American
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/drought-spreads-to-93-percent-of-west-thats-never-happened/Drought forces millions in California to cut water usage
https://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/national/drought-forces-millions-in-california-to-cut-water-usageDrought in US northwest signals rising water-rights tensions | Agriculture News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2021/4/12/drought-on-ca-or-border-signals-water-battle-in-the-makingDrought in the US Southwest is worst in recorded history | Live Science
https://www.livescience.com/united-states-southwest-drought-worst-in-historyDrought is here to stay in the Western U.S. How will states adapt?
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/weather/drought-here-stay-western-u-s-how-will-states-adapt-n1270248Drought triggers water restrictions for 6 million California residents : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/04/27/1095168884/drought-triggers-water-restrictions-for-6-million-southern-california-residentsDrought-stricken US warned of looming 'dead pool' - BBC News
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-61669233ESA - Stark reality of Californian drought from space
https://www.esa.int/ESA_Multimedia/Images/2021/06/Stark_reality_of_Californian_drought_from_spaceGreenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts | UCI News | UCI
https://news.uci.edu/2021/05/17/greenhouse-gas-and-aerosol-emissions-are-lengthening-and-intensifying-droughts/Heat wave forecast: A long-duration heatwave begins today in Oregon, Washington and Idaho - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/25/weather/heat-wave-forecast-oregon-washington-idaho-friday/index.htmlHow Climate Change Has Battered the West Before Summer Even Begins - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/17/climate/wildfires-drought-climate-change-west-coast.htmlHow the Lake Powell dry-up will affect Arizona's water supply | 12news.com
https://www.12news.com/article/news/regional/scorched-earth/arizona-water-crisis-cutoff-drinking-water-supply-lake-powell-page/75-c2f25f52-bbdc-4adb-a427-3412ab90d84fMaps Show the Severe Drought Gripping California and the West - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/06/11/climate/california-western-drought-map.htmlMegadrought emerging in western U.S. could be the worst in 1,200 years, study finds - CBS News
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/climate-change-drought-california-western-united-states-study/Megadrought in the American south-west: a climate disaster unseen in 1,200 years | Climate crisis | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/sep/12/us-west-megadrought-climate-disasterMexico Declares State Of Emergency Over Worsening Drought - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMQMJ1dpCR0Opinion | California’s Drought Is Worse Than We Thought - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/04/opinion/environment/california-drought-wildfires.htmlOpinion | What a Dying Lake Says About the Future - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/13/opinion/great-salt-lake.htmlOpinion | When Living in California Means Fearing the Outdoors - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/06/04/opinion/california-fires-drought.htmlOroville water drop will force hydro-power plant offline - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/17/us/california-drought-oroville-power/index.htmlRing the Alarm: Today’s Water Crisis Isn’t a Fire Drill | Audubon
https://www.audubon.org/news/ring-alarm-todays-water-crisis-isnt-fire-drillRio Grande could run dry through Albuquerque
https://www.krqe.com/news/albuquerque-metro/rio-grande-at-risk-of-running-dry-through-albuquerque/Sacramento drinking water tastes 'earthy' because of California drought - CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/22/us/sacramento-water-taste-drought/index.htmlSkipped Showers, Paper Plates: An Arizona Suburb’s Water Is Cut Off - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/us/arizona-water-rio-verde-scottsdale.htmlSouthwestern United States drought of the 21st century presages drier conditions into the future | Communications Earth & Environment
https://www.nature.com/articles/s43247-022-00532-4Study finds Western megadrought is the worst in 1,200 years : NPR
https://www.npr.org/2022/02/14/1080302434/study-finds-western-megadrought-is-the-worst-in-1-200-yearsThe Colorado River faces an extreme drought. What does that mean for animals? - Vox
https://www.vox.com/2021/8/20/22630551/colorado-river-shortage-drought-wildlifeThe Southern Nevada Water Authority and Arizona Department of Water Resources project a high probability of intake failures at Lake Mead within the next decade, beginning the end of next year. : collapse
https://www.reddit.com/r/collapse/comments/o67evf/the_southern_nevada_water_authority_and_arizona/These Maps Tell the Story of Two Americas: One Parched, One Soaked - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2021/08/24/climate/warmer-wetter-world.htmlWells are running dry in drought-weary Southwest as farms guzzle water to feed cattle overseas | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2022/11/05/us/arizona-water-foreign-owned-farms-climate/index.htmlWestern Drought Will Last Into Fall or Longer - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/19/climate/western-drought-forecast-noaa.htmlWhat Is a Megadrought? - The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/article/what-is-a-megadrought.htmlWhy is America running out of water?
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/partner-content-americas-looming-water-crisis‘It’s brutal’: Las Vegas cooks amid blazing heatwave – and it’s going to get worse | Las Vegas | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/19/las-vegas-heatwave-nevada-us-west-temperatures‘Potentially the worst drought in 1,200 years’: scientists on the scorching US heatwave | Climate crisis in the American west | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/18/us-heatwave-west-climate-crisis-drought‘Truly an emergency’: how drought returned to California – and what lies ahead | Climate crisis in the American west | The Guardian
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2021 Drought in the western United States
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