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August 20, 2015

Report: Global Warming Has Worsened CA Drought by up to 27% 
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This comes as a new study confirms global warming has measurably
worsened the record drought in California, which is fueling wildfires
there. The study in the journal Geophysical Research Letters confirms
rising temperatures are sucking water out of plants and soil, worsening
the drought by as much as 27 percent.

 

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