Drought Fears Take Hold

Thank you for supporting InsideClimate News! In the 06/08/2020 edition: Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Beset by the Coronavirus Pandemic  Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Beset by the Coronavirus Pandemic  The landscape where Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah meet is withering again as the pandemic persists.  BY JUDY FAHYS The vintage train was chugchugchugging its usual route out of Durango that sunny morning as tourists marveled at the postcard-pretty canyon. Just a few miles closer to Silverton, a plume of smoke started rising from the steep hillside. SEE ALSO:  Western Colorado Water Purchases Stir Up Worries About The Future Of Farming Helping the Snow Gods: Cloud Seeding Grows as Weapon Against Global Warming The Parched West is Heading Into a Global Warming-Fueled Megadrought That Could Last for Centuries New Study Projects Severe Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin read more