Prof. Jason Smerdon Quoted in Marketplace
Jason Smerdon, Lamont Research Professor in the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, was quoted in Marketplace.
Farmers, ranchers in the Southwest adapt to the region’s worst drought in more than 1,000 years
We’ve known for a couple of decades that the American Southwest is experiencing a serious drought. According to a study published this week in the journal Nature Climate Change, it’s the worst drought the region has experienced in at least 1,200 years. . . hardship probably won’t let up soon, according to climate scientist Jason Smerdon.
“The likelihood that this drought continues into the summer is very high" . . .