Today’s drought in the West is nothing compared to what may be coming

The long and severe drought in the U.S. Southwest pales in comparison with what’s coming: a "megadrought" that will grip that region and the central plains later this century and probably stay there for decades, a new study says.

Thirty-five years from now, if the current pace of climate change continues unabated, those areas of the country will experience a weather shift that will linger for as long as three decades, according to the study, released Thursday.

By Darryl Fears

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