FOIL FRIDAY - MEGA Drought in Central USA (2025) The Strange Truth Pay close attention because things are very similar in the US this year! 

📣 New Podcast! "FOIL FRIDAY - MEGA Drought in Central USA (2025) The Strange Truth" on @Spreaker #drought #megadrought #midwest

2026's historic snow drought is bad news for the West https://arstechni.ca #anthropogenicclimatechange #climatechange #megadrought #syndication #snowpack #Science #drought

The #ColoradoRiver Crisis is Here: States fail to reach a deal; #LakePowell Deadpool appears imminent -- Jonathan P. Thompson (LandDesk.org) #COriver #aridification #megadrought coyotegulch.blog/2026/02/19/t...

Snow Drought in the West Reaches Record Levels

The stunning decline in #snowpack in the #Colorado #Rockies and the Colorado #River basin adds to the 26-year-long #megadrought in the region, which has led to extremely low levels in the two largest #reservoirs on the Colorado River. #drought
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/01/s...

What the Rio Grande’s More Frequent Dry-Outs Mean for the Region’s Animals and Ecosystems ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—On a late July morning, a snapping turtle, about 18 inches in length, sat solemnly in a dry riverbed where the Rio Grande normally flows here. The aquatic reptile was one of few signs of life on a river that’s usually buzzing with various species of fish, ducks, insects and other animals. Fast forward […]

Link to the paper in @commsearth.nature.com:
doi.org/10.1038/s432...

With Álvaro Ayala, Eduardo Muñoz-Castro, @wslresearch.bsky.social, @slfdavos.bsky.social

#megadrought #glacier #glacierhealth #Chile #Andes #drought #waterresources #climatechange #globalwarming #climate

Man in the foreground. There's a large, dry terrain behind. And a leafless tree to the right side.

The U.S. Southwest is in the grip of its driest 25-year period since the 9th century. This event, often called a #megadrought, has reshaped landscapes, rivers and communities across the region. What makes this #drought so #extreme?How does it compare with past dry spells?
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📸EarthSky.

Man smiling in front of a dry, cracked landscape with text reading “LONGER, DRIER, HOTTER.”

The U.S. Southwest is currently locked in the world’s only #megadrought. Join EarthSky’s Dave Adalian at 12 p.m. CT (17:00 UTC) today as he talks live with climate scientist Ben Cook about the past, present and future threat of droughts.

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Original post on c.im

A new wave of climate research is sounding a stark warning:
Human activity may be driving drought more intensely
– and more directly
– than previously understood.

The southwestern United States has been in a historic #megadrought for much of the past two decades,
with its reservoirs including […]

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades A major cycle of Pacific Ocean temperatures is shifting due to climate change, and that could drive decades of megadrought in the western US

Pacific Ocean changes may 'lock in' US megadrought for decades #Science #EarthSciences #Climatology #Megadrought #PacificOcean #ClimateChange

Relief from drought in southwest U.S. likely isn't coming, according to new research The Southwest United States is currently facing its worst megadrought of the past 1,200 years. According to a recent study by the University of Texas at Austin, the drought could continue at least unt...

"Many people still expect the #Colorado River to bounce back," Shanahan said. "But our findings suggest it may not. Water managers need to start planning for the possibility that this drought isn't just a rough patch—it could be the new reality"

#ClimateCrisis
#Megadrought

#megadrought #american-southwest #climate-change #aridification #water-scarcity #wildfire #agricultural-impact #long-term-drought #prehistoric-climate #paleoclimate #climate-forcing #water-resource-management #fire-season #environmental-resilience #ecosystem-impact #climate-research

Original post on mastodon.social

"The outlook calls for continued dry conditions in the #Southwest, where global warming is a key driver of a long-term #megadrought that is already disrupting water supplies to cities and nationally important agricultural zones.

The outlook is bad news for Colorado River and Rio Grande flows […]

Original post on masto.ai

The #ColoradoRiver is shrinking due to #ClimateChange, which means the nation's 2 largest #reservoirs, #LakeMead & #LakePowell, created by #dams, have reached record low levels in recent years amid a #megadrought spanning >2 decades. If #water levels fall much lower, they could lose the ability […]

Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer Droughts lasting multiple years are becoming more common and extreme around the globe, expanding by about 50,000 square kilometres annually

Severe droughts are getting bigger, hotter, drier and longer

Droughts lasting multiple years are becoming more common and extreme around the globe, expanding by about 50,000 square kilometres annually.

#drought #megadrought

www.newscientist.com/article/2464...

Lake Mead's Uncertain Future Leads State to Eye Water Imports

As the West continues to grapple with an ongoing megadrought, officials are starting to search for water sources outside state lines...

#megadrought #watercrisis #sustainablewater #climateaction #droughtsolutions

What tree rings reveal about America’s megadrought – a vi... How we know the American south-west is experiencing a onc...

Tree rings show the American south-west is currently experiencing a #drought almost as bad as the legendary 1500s #megadrought. #California. #waterislife www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-interactive/2...

A #megadrought in the western U.S. is posing nightmare scenarios for #water managers. www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/04/16/south...