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Between 1545 and 1548, an epidemic swept through the indigenous people of Mexico that is unlike anything else described in the medical literature. People bled from their face while suffering high fevers, black tongue, vertigo, and severe abdominal pain. Large nodules sometimes appeared behind their ears, which then spread to cover the rest of their face. After several days of hemorrhage, most who had been infected died.  Read More

The U.S. Southwest could face destructive mega-droughts unless dramatic action is taken to curb emissions of the greenhouse gases that cause climate change, according to new research.  Read More

Scientists have projected that the chances of a decades-long mega-drought in the Southwest are increasing dramatically as humanity pumps more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.  Read More

You know that drought California has been in for six years? Well, it could be just a taste of what's to come.  Read More

As the American Southwest grows hotter, the risk of severe, long-lasting megadroughts rises, passing 90 percent likelihood by the end of the century if greenhouse gas emissions continue at their current pace, a new study says. If we aggressively reduce greenhouse gas emissions, however, we can cut that risk substantially, the authors write. Read more

The U.S. Southwest is almost guaranteed to suffer scorching, decades-long "megadroughts" if the world continues producing greenhouse gas emissions at its current pace, a new study warns.  Read More

People living in the American Southwest have seen their share of drought.  But the West's recent water woes may pale in comparison to what's coming later in the century, researchers say.  The Southwest may very well face a decades-long megadrought before the 21t century is out.  Read More

The harsh drought currently gripping California may appear trivial in the future as new research shows that the south-west US faces the looming threat of “megadroughts” that last for decades.  Read More

As a consequence of a warming Earth, the risk of a megadrought – one that lasts more than 35 years – in the American Southwest likely will rise from a low chance over the past thousand years to a 20 to 50 percent chance in this century. However, by slashing greenhouse gas emissions, these risks are nearly cut in half.  Read More

Already dealing with parched conditions, the U.S. Southwest faces the threat of megadroughts this century as temperatures rise, says a new study that found the risk is reduced if heat-trapping gases are curbed.  Read More

People living in the American Southwest have seen their share of drought. But the West's recent water woes may pale in comparison to what's coming later in the century, researchers say. The Southwest may very well face a decades-long megadrought before the 21st century is out.  Read More

Donald Trump did not reject the science of climate change in a statement published yesterday, suggesting instead that the research is incomplete and perhaps less important than expanding access to clean drinking water.  Read More