article_snippet: The current drought in the western United States, which is entering its fourth year, is the worst in modern American history.
article_snippet: Scientists from NASA, Cornell University and Columbia University released research in February that said there could be worse droughts to come.
article_snippet: Famiglietti, writing in the Los Angeles Times, said Famiglietti'd 'like to live in a state that has a paddle so that it might also still have a creek' Scientists from NASA, Cornell University and Columbia University released research in February that said there could be worse droughts to come.
article_snippet: A 'Megadrought' that could last several decades and would be worse than any other such phenomenon in 1000 years is expected sometimes between 2050 and 2099, according to their research published in Science.
article_snippet: The current dryness affects not only the West Coast, but also the rest of the country.