Published 3 years ago

Climate Change Batters West Before Summer Even Begins

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Temperatures have soared past 115 degrees this week and doctors are warning that people can get third-degree burns from the sizzling asphalt. At Lake Mead, which supplies water for 25 million people in three southwestern states and Mexico, water levels have plunged to their lowest point since the reservoir was filled in the 1930s. In California, farmers are abandoning their thirstiest crops to save others, and communities are debating whether to ration tap water.

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Climate Change Batters West Before Summer Even Begins

New York Times: “This month has offered glimpses of whether states and cities are up to that task and has shown they still have far to go. From Montana to Southern California, much of the West is suffering from unusually high temperatures. Some 50 million Americans face heat-related warnings.”

3 years ago·New York, United States

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