Live Breaking News & Updates on Near Ruby Reservoir

Near Ruby Reservoir in northeast Montana. Photo via Flickr Public Domain, Lance Cheung
Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue
An extreme megadrought is sweeping across the American West, a consequence of climate change that is threatening urban water allotment, indigenous water security, and ecosystem balance. The pain is now being felt in Montana, where officials worry that a historically dry spring will shrink the state’s agricultural yield and increase the risk of summer wildfires. 
Montana’s freshwater network is a tale of two geographies. Rising from snow-capped western mountains, the state’s rivers spread into flatter eastern plains. The Yellowstone and Missouri rivers, which begin in the high-elevation southwest and continue northeasterly, are the main sources of water for the drylands of eastern Montana.  ....

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