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Dry is the new normal: Southwest U.S. has gotten drier and more prone to droughts

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imageLake Mead in Arizona – water supply is outstripping demand in the Southwest as the weather has gotten warmer and the population has grown. gorbould/flickr, CC BY-NC-ND

A few large weather systems make all the difference between a wet and a dry year in the Southwest. Coming during the winter and spring, they account for the bulk of the rain...

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