Climate change is drying out the US West

Climate change is drying out the US West, even when rain pours: Study
Climate change-induced warming is drying out the America West by not only reducing precipitation, but also accelerating evaporation — even amid adequate rainfall, a new study has found.
Climate change identified as main driver of worsening drought in the Western United States
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Climate change parching the American West even without rainfall deficits
Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change turned an ordinary drought into an exceptional one that parched the American West from 2020--22. A study has found that evaporation accounted for 61% of the drought's severity,
Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find
Higher temperatures caused by anthropogenic climate change made an ordinary drought into an exceptional drought that parched the American West from 2020–2022. A study by UCLA and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration climate scientists has found that evaporation accounted for 61% of the drought's severity,

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