The West is warming and drying so fast that a crucial drought-monitoring tool can’t keep up, study says

Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can’t keep up. Drought in the American West is becoming a persistent reality instead of a periodic emergency due to climate change, and a recent study found that an essential tool used to measure drought can’t keep up. Earth Sciences Environment Phys.org – latest science and technology news stories