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Why Ask Why? Try Everything Dry
American Southwest soon will face permanent drought, says study |
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06 Apr 2007 |
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| Why Ask Why? Try Everything Dry American Southwest soon will face permanent drought, says study Tired of depressing climatic news? Too bad, here's more! A new study in Science predicts that as early as 2021, global warming could create Dust Bowl-like conditions in the American Southwest. Much of the region has been severely dry since 2000, and researchers say 18 of the 19 computer models studied pred ... |
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