#megadrought — Public Fediverse posts
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Will the #US #megadrought ever end?
Since 2000, the region — which includes Arizona, New Mexico, California, Utah, Colorado and parts of northern Mexico — has endured a historic “megadrought,” or a period of severe dryness that persists for decades. Scientists say it’s the driest this region has been in 1,200 years.
“We’re 27 years into it, and it shows no signs of letting up,” says Brad Udall, #water and #climate researcher at Colorado State Univ
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/united-states-megadrought-climate
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.
Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/
#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.
Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/
#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.
Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/
#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.
Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/
#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury
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💁🏻♀️ TIL: 🏜️🌊 Founded by #Mormon settlers in 1865, St. Thomas, #Nevada sat in the path of #HooverDam’s new #reservoir.
Floodwaters from #LakeMead gradually submerged the town, and its last resident rowed away in July of 1938. Now, after a #megadrought dating to the early #2000s, the #ruins of its school, hotel, post office, and ice cream parlor have re-emerged, and low #water levels allow visitors to walk the site.
👉 https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a73524700/st-thomas-town-lake-mead/
#ghosttown #drought #coloradoriver #climatechange #climate #history #science #archaeology #landscape #nature #stthomas #20thcentury