Drought intensifies in most-parched areas of U.S. - The Washington Post

Rippey, the USDA meteorologist, did not choose to attribute this year’s drought to the long-term climate change that scientists blame in part on human activity — the link between specific extreme weather events and climate change remains the subject of research and debate — but he did say it’s shaping up as the worst drought since at least 1988.

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washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/drought-intensifies-in-most-parched-areas-of-us/2012/08/02/gJQAc334RX_story.html … If its worse drought since 80s or 50s, then why isnt it caused by the same thing. Why something different now.Illogic

For A Lot Of The World, Climate Change Can't Come Soon Enough | Co.Exist: World changing ideas and innovation

While the long-term effects will be devastating for everyone, for many countries in the developing world struggling with drought, the changing environment could mean they can finally feed themselves.