Think California’s drought is bad? Scientists issue dire warning of US megadrought that could last 35 YEARS and lead to mass population migrations
Southwestern United States has fifty percent change of suffering a ‘megadrought’ that lasts 35 years
Say California drought is ‘a preview of our future’
Drought could be worst seen for 2,000 years
Could lead to mass population migration on a scale never before seen in this country
By Mark Prigg
DailyMailUK
28 August 2014
The southwestern United States has fifty percent change of suffering a ‘megadrought’ that lasts 35 years, scientists have warned.
They say they are ‘not optimistic’ of the chances of avoiding huge droughts.
They say global warming has meant the chance of a decade long drought is at least 50 percent, and the chances of a ‘megadrought’ – one that lasts up to 35 years – ranges from 20 to 50 percent over the next century.
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