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New Study Suggests Southwest Is Headed For A Mega Drought

A view of the research site at New Mexico's Valle Caldera
Scott Anderson
A view of the research site at New Mexico's Valle Caldera

By Gillian Ferris Kohl

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Flagstaff, AZ – Here in the Southwest, most of us are quite familiar with drought and even extreme drought conditions. But, a new study recently published in the science journal, Nature, suggests the Southwest is headed for a mega drought. Scott Anderson was one of the researchers on the study. He's a professor of paleoecology and environmental sciences at NAU. He spoke with KNAU's Gillian Ferris Kohl about the study.