Julia Poska | August 30, 2018 The divide between America's dry west and humid east appears to have shifted two degrees east since the 1970's, according to recent research from Columbia University. Topography and atmospheric circulation from both coasts create a pattern of increasing aridity from east to west. The 100th meridian, which splits the Dakotas…
Regarding the U.S. Southwest drought, a new study reveals that in the best-case scenario, conditions could ease a bit in coming years, but with climate change, will never return to their pre-2000 state.
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