Drought Could Hit World's Populous Areas by 2100

[Elmore Furth]

The droughts that are predicted by the end of this century could seriously affect my chi.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some of the world's most populous areas -- southern Europe, northern Africa, the western U.S. and much of Latin America -- could face severe, even unprecedented drought by 2100, researchers said Tuesday.

Increasing drought has long been forecast as a consequence of climate change, but a new study from the U.S. National Centre for Atmospheric Research projects serious impact by the 2030s. Impacts by century's end could go beyond anything in the historical record, the study suggests.

Areas likely to experience significant drying include:

-- the western two-thirds of the United States;

-- much of Latin America, especially large parts of Mexico and Brazil;

-- regions bordering the Mediterranean Sea;

-- large parts of southwest Asia;

-- southeast Asia, including China and neighbouring countries, and

-- most of Africa and Australia.





Drought Could Hit World's Populous Areas - Study

[Strelnikov_]

1. Linky to the graphics

http://www2.ucar.edu/news/climate-change-drought-may-threaten-much-globe-within-decades

[jwirr]

2. Many of these areas are already having water shortages. nt

[thereismore]

3. Like the drought that is already hitting us now??? nt