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Flash Drought Hotspots: Southwestern United States

Planet Pulse

But climate change is placing new pressures on this system. The region’s desert ecosystems may be elastic—able to bend with given changes—but what was once gradual is now becoming more steep and severe. Studies show that 42% of the soil moisture deficit during this period can be attributed to climate change.

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Will water pricing be the next carbon pricing?

Business Green

That makes it difficult for companies to fully evaluate and account for the business risk of supplies drying up as a result of climate change. Industry often pays a hugely subsidised cost for water.". Water-stressed regions around the globe are grappling with the realities of climate change's effects on water availability.

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