Drought in Western United States , Is the Worst in 1,200 Years.<br />CNBC reports researchers say the ongoing drought occurring in the Western United States has caused the driest period in the region in at least 1,200 years.<br />The drought is said to be exacerbated by human-caused climate change.<br />A study, recently published in the journal 'Nature Climate Change,' analyzed droughts in the region going back to the year 800. .<br />Researchers say the drought conditions <br />of the American West are currently<br />more severe than megadroughts <br />that occurred in the 1500s.<br />According to the National Oceanic <br />and Atmospheric Administration, a megadrought is a period of severe <br />drought lasting two decades or more.<br />According to the National Oceanic <br />and Atmospheric Administration, a megadrought is a period of severe <br />drought lasting two decades or more.<br />Researchers warn that drought <br />conditions are likely to persist <br />and worsen for years to come.<br />Rather than starting to die <br />away after wet years in <br />2017 and 2019... it’s now <br />as strong as it ever was. , A. Park Williams, climate scientist at UCLA, via CNBC.<br />There is no evidence <br />that the 2000s drought <br />is starting to relent. , A. Park Williams, climate scientist at UCLA, via CNBC.<br />Per the U.S. drought monitor, almost <br />95% of the Western United States currently experiences drought conditions.<br />Such conditions have propelled water supplies to decline and wildfires to rage.<br />Such conditions have propelled water supplies to decline and wildfires to rage.<br />Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest water reservoirs in America, <br />have reached their lowest levels in history.<br />Lake Mead and Lake Powell, the two largest water reservoirs in America, <br />have reached their lowest levels in history.<br />According to CNBC, in 2020, <br />wildfires burned over 10 million acres <br />in the United States
