1. A new study published Monday, February 14, 2022, in the journal Nature Climate Change, reported the past 22 years in the southwestern United States has been gripped by a megadrought, the worst since at least 800 A.D. The research, suggests that the past two decades are the driest period in 1,200 years and indicated humancaused climate change is a major reason. The drought displays no signs of e…
