Texas on track for driest conditions of the last 1,000 YEARS due to climate change with certain parts facing megadroughts, new study warns

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  Researchers used advanced climate models to predict the future of Texas
• The data shows the state could face  driest conditions of the past 1,000 years
• West Texas could experience decreased rainfall and increased temperatures
• The predictions are set to occur in the Lone Star State by the end of the century

By STACY LIBERATORE FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Scientists warn Texas, which is home to some 29 million Americans, could be plagued with extreme heat due to future climate change.

The stark warning comes as climate models reveal the state could face its driest conditions of the past 1,000 years by the end of the century.

Western areas are likely to be hit with a ‘double whammy’ of decreased rainfall and increased temperatures that result in a megadrought.

All of these events combined could deplete Texas’ water supply, leading experts to call on officials to prepare a 100-year water source plan. 

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Scientists warn Texas, which is home to some 29 million Americans, could be plagued with extreme heat due to future climate change. The stark warning comes as climate models reveal the state could face its driest conditions of the past 1,000 years by the end of the century

A team at Texas A&M University released the climate study, which used advanced models that project drought conditions.

John Nielsen-Gammon, director of the Texas Center for Climate Studies and the Texas State Climatologist, said: ‘Our study shows that the drier conditions expected in the latter half of the 21st century could be drier than any of those megadroughts, depending on how you measure dryness.’……more here

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