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Drought across the American West may be the new normal
Original: EarthTalk: Drought across the West may be the new normal
A new EarthTalk column warns that persistent drought across the western United States may no longer be a temporary crisis but a lasting condition driven by climate change. It points to years of dryness straining water supplies, agriculture and wildfire risk across states such as Arizona and California. Readers are being urged to treat water conservation as a permanent way of life rather than an emergency response.
Why now: Ongoing dry conditions and water shortages across the western US are keeping drought in the news.
Evidence
- EarthTalk: Drought across the West may be the new normal · Arizona Daily Sun
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