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megadrought

lake mead bathtub rings

Wet and dry extremes on the rise, but flash floods no reprieve from long-term drought

By Gabrielle Canon | Climate Change

great salt lake, exposed shoreline in foreground, mountains in background

Dodging silver bullets: how cloud seeding could go wrong

By Laura Kuhl | Climate Change

a sliver of river reflecting the sunset surrounded by shadow

The Rio Grande in crisis

By Jim Robbins | Climate Change

Gila River in bloom

What happens when the nation’s most endangered river encounters megadrought?

By Jim Robbins | Climate Change