‘Megadrought’ and ‘Aridification’ — Understanding the New Language of a Warming World

By
The Revelator | Tara Lohan
June 08, 2020

After nearly two decades of declining water flows into the Colorado River Basin, scientists have decided the word drought doesn’t cut it anymore. We need different terms, they say, to help people fully grasp what has happened and the long-term implications of climate change — not just in the Southwest, but across the country.

The term that’s caught the most attention lately is “megadrought.”  Read More