Climate Change Will Likely Drive A Megadrought In The Western U.S.

The geological location of the United States makes it ripe for reoccurring droughts.

The western United States is a landscape in transformation. The green pastures of the upper plains are turning brown. The lush forests of the Pacific Northwest are drying out and burning down. The majestic rivers and reservoirs have dropped to dangerously low levels. A nearly two-decade long "megadrought" is redefining the region. Droughts are a normal part of the environment. Paleoclimatic records show droughts have occurred for as long as rain has fallen on the planet’s surface.