This Is How Scientists Plan to Attack America’s Massive Drought (msn.com)

Douglas A. McIntyre4 hrs ago

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The gold standard for the measurement of drought in America is theU.S. Drought Monitor. It measures drought levels down to the state level. It shows that vast parts of the western United States have been hit by the worst drought in years and, in some cases, more than a century. Scientists have a plan to combat this, and it is not entirely new.https://www.dianomi.com/smartads.epl?id=3533

The Drought Monitor shows that much of Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Arizona have the worst possible drought grade. This is labeled “exceptional drought,” and it “corresponds to an area experiencing exceptional and widespread crop and pasture losses, fire risk, and water shortages that result in water emergencies.” Some…