Meaning of megadrought | Babel Free

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A drought lasting for decades or centuries.

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“The most severe droughts also tend⟳ to be the most widespread and prolonged, but fortunately these megadroughts are far less frequent than the lesser droughts which are vastly in the majority […]”

“But those newcomers need⟳ water — water that is vanishing as a megadrought dries up reservoirs and rivers across the West. […] It is one of the first towns in the United States to purposely stall growth for want⟳ of water in a new era of megadroughts. But it could be a harbinger of things to come⟳ in a hotter, drier West.”

“Severe water cuts were announced on Tuesday to western states in the grip of a severe “megadrought” that has dropped levels in the country’s largest two reservoirs to record⟳ lows.”

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