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'Megadrought' emerging in the western US might be worse than any in the last 1,200 years
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:18 am
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:18 am
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A severe drought that has engulfed the American Southwest since the year 2000 is likely to soon be the most severe drought since the 800s, according to a new study published in Science.
"This appears to be just the beginning of a more extreme trend toward megadrought as global warming continues," the authors wrote in the study.
A team of researchers from Columbia University conducted the study. They described the ongoing dry spell, which has helped intensify wildfire seasons and threatened water supplies for people and agriculture, as an "emerging megadrought," according to The New York Times.
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Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:20 am to Bench McElroy
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global warming continues
We are back to this now?
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:21 am to Bench McElroy
We had so little rain in March in New Orleans. It really hadn’t rained a significant amount in April either, until yesterday. Strange weather pattern.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:21 am to Bench McElroy
Global warming is debunked.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:21 am to Bench McElroy
There are posters here with longer dry spells than that
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:22 am to Oilfieldbiology
With the virus trailing off we need to refocus on the real boogie man.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:25 am to In The Know
Modeling is suspect.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:26 am to Bench McElroy
Meh, I'm Republican. Nothing weather related is real until it affects me directly.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:26 am to Bench McElroy
Just look at the pic of the author of this article 
Muh drought. Remember when you global warming tards said that Cali was in a drought then it rained
Muh drought. Remember when you global warming tards said that Cali was in a drought then it rained
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:28 am to Bench McElroy
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A severe drought that has engulfed the American Southwest since the year 2000 is likely to soon be the most severe drought since the 800s, according to a new study published in Science.
How do they know this? We have zero recorded weather history In America of that time period.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:32 am to SDVTiger
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Just look at the pic of the author of this article
Looks like my high school freshman pic back in the early 80s.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:41 am to Bench McElroy
Is there a way we could divert water across the country through a series of pipelines? Or would it be impossible?
It seems like there is always one place that is getting too much rain, and another too little.
I'm guessing this wouldn't be possible due to microorganisms in each waterway being different. Or the sheer volume of water needing to be moved.
It seems like there is always one place that is getting too much rain, and another too little.
I'm guessing this wouldn't be possible due to microorganisms in each waterway being different. Or the sheer volume of water needing to be moved.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:41 am to bakersman
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How do they know this? We have zero recorded weather history In America of that time period.
It’s based on the tree rings from trees in the areas according to the article. Weather from years past can be determined by the size of the tree rings. Tree rings usually grow wider in warm, wet years and they are thinner in years when it is cold and dry. I’m assuming tree rings from the past few years are the thinnest they’ve been in a very long time.
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:43 am to 4cubbies
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We had so little rain in March in New Orleans. It really hadn’t rained a significant amount in April either, until yesterday. Strange weather pattern.
March is our driest month on average and April is up there too plus with El Nino going away and signs pointing to La Nina forming its not really suprising
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:43 am to SDVTiger
quote:one or two days rain doesn't end months long droughts, einstein
Muh drought. Remember when you global warming tards said that Cali was in a drought then it rained
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:43 am to Bench McElroy
the major population centers of the Southwest (all the way to LA/SD) have always been funding their survival with fool's gold
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:44 am to Bench McElroy
People like this just destroy their own credibility by calling “global warming” and not “climate change”.
The climate is changing. Fact. But it has always changed and we don’t know if humans are making it change at a more rapid pace or not.
The climate is changing. Fact. But it has always changed and we don’t know if humans are making it change at a more rapid pace or not.
This post was edited on 4/19/20 at 8:46 am
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:46 am to TigerTabby
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Is there a way we could divert water across the country through a series of pipelines? Or would it be impossible?
do you understand how Los Angles gets its water?
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:47 am to TheCaterpillar
Dig a canal from the Mississippi and pump it over there where needed. Consistently too much water coming down the river now. Solves several problems. 
Posted on 4/19/20 at 8:48 am to Bench McElroy
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Megadrought' emerging in the western US might be worse than any in the last 1,200 years
Oh great.
More models.
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