Megadroughts are on the rise worldwide
One of the most extreme megadroughts has helped fuel California’s wildfires
Prolonged droughts have become longer, more intense and more frequent in the last 30 years. A megadrought in southwestern North America, which affected California’s Nicasio Reservoir, (shown in 2021) topped the list of the 10 most severe events in that period.
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