Does a Changing Climate Require a Change in Vocabulary?

Published on March 13, 2018 17:20 by Frani Halperin, Executive Producer at H2O Media, Ltd in Academic

As snowpack and moisture levels in the Colorado River Basin show large areas of moderate to extreme drought, some are wondering if the term “drought” is misleading people into thinking it’s a temporary situation. Do we need a new vocabulary to describe conditions in the West? Words matter and “drought” is out says a new report.

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