Drought trends that have affected the American Southwest in recent years are likely to get worse in upcoming decades, according to a new study from Columbia University. Using projections from 19 different climate models, the study’s authors found that there is widespread agreement that southwestern North America and the subtropics in general will get even drier than they are today. The result by mid-century, the study predicts, will be a perpetual drought in that area.
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Global Warming May Dry Out Southwest for Good
Posted by: Katherine Noyes April 6, 2007 01:41 PMDrought trends that have affected the American Southwest in recent years are likely to get worse in upcoming decades, according to a new study from Columbia University. Using projections from 19 different climate models, the study’s authors found that there is widespread agreement that southwestern North America and the subtropics in general will get even drier than they are today. The result by mid-century, the study predicts, will be a perpetual drought in that area.