Study Links Carbon Majors to Half of Western Water Loss
A new study finds that climate change reduced Western U.S. snowpack by over a third and streamflows by 13% from 2014 to 2024. About half of that loss is attributed to emissions from major fossil fuel companies and cement producers. The lost water equals the capacity of Lake Mead.
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Original headline: “The Biggest Carbon Polluters Are to Blame for Half of U.S. Western Water Lost to Climate Change, ‘Groundbreaking’ Paper Says.” Browse more stories.