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West megadrought worsens to driest in at least 1,200 years

by SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer
| February 14, 2022 11:00 AM

The American West's megadrought deepened so much last year that it is now the driest in at least 1,200 years and is a worst-case climate change scenario playing out live, a new study finds....

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