Climate change is contributing to drought in the American West even without rainfall deficits, scientists find
Posted by Portalrules123@reddit | collapse | View on Reddit | 6 comments
daviddjg0033@reddit
Why is that pesky American West ecosystem demanding more water? Are we going to desalinate more water (better be ready to build energy intensive plants that are the rage on the Arabian Peninsula) to move the water where it is needed just to keep up with the 1900s average?
"During the drought of 2020–2022, moisture demand really spiked," Fu said. "Though the drought began through a natural reduction in precipitation, I would say its severity was increased from the equivalent of 'moderate' to 'exceptional' on the drought severity scale due to climate change."
How do we get enough water there to prevent the ecosystem collapsing? It's going to burn. 120F months guarantee it
PiLamdOd@reddit
At this point it's rather refreshing to know there's nothing we can do about Climate Change anymore.
GenZ is moving far right and the US Supreme Court will be anti environment for the next few decades. Any chances to mitigate the issue are no longer possible.
Might as well sit back and watch the fireworks.
MrRoboto12345@reddit
Probably cause genz gets all their info from unreliable sources on the Internet, much like boomers
joseph-1998-XO@reddit
Gen Z globally? I know this is a big US issue but other countries will be hit harder sooner
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SS: Related to collapse as a new study has found that increased evaporation has actually played more of a role in drought in the American West than rainfall deficits have since the year 2000. So even if rainfall is normal, drought has become all the more likely due to a warming atmosphere that can evaporate and retain more water. This heightened role of evaporation in severe drought is only expected to increase as climate change accelerates, so expect the American West to become increasingly parched and uninhabitable as time goes on. Perfect timing with their election of a climate change denier!
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Portalrules123@reddit (OP)
SS: Related to collapse as a new study has found that increased evaporation has actually played more of a role in drought in the American West than rainfall deficits have since the year 2000. So even if rainfall is normal, drought has become all the more likely due to a warming atmosphere that can evaporate and retain more water. This heightened role of evaporation in severe drought is only expected to increase as climate change accelerates, so expect the American West to become increasingly parched and uninhabitable as time goes on. Perfect timing with their election of a climate change denier!