‘Thirsty’ atmosphere is propelling Northern California’s drought into the record books
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According to climate researchers, increasing evaporative demand – essentially the atmosphere’s thirst based on temperature, humidity, wind speed and solar radiation – is escalating summertime drought severity in California and the West.