Video: Is a "Megadrought" in your future?
In this short (2 minutes, 40 seconds) video, "Megadroughts projected for American West", NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) scientists explain how they predict future droughts, and why they think we're in for some prolonged droughts in the future.
In somewhat related news, meterologists at NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) defend their 2014 El Niño forecasts in the article, "Were model predictions of El Niño a big bust?".
Apparently, forecasters have been critiqued because many of us interpreted their…