Map: Potential for drought by the end of this century
The American West’s megadrought deepened so much last year that it’s now the driest in at least 1,200 years. 55% of the U.S. West is in drought with 13% experiencing the two highest levels. It’s thought that 42% of the drought conditions are directly from human-caused warming. And there’s a direct link between drought and heat and the increased wildfires devastating the West for years. It should be noted that at least 1.5 billion people worldwide have been directly affected by drought this century and by 2100 all but a handful of countries will experience it in some form.
www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jun/17/the-next-pandemic-drought-is-a-hidden-global-crisis-un-says
www.huffpost.com/entry/western-megadrought-climate-change_n_620aaf2ee4b0328e002a918b