The Western Drought

According to a report by CNBC,[1] about 75% of the western United States has been hit by the worst drought in at least twenty years, and almost half of the continental U.S. is experiencing moderate to exceptional drought conditions. Last year more acres were burned by wildfires in California than in any year since they began keeping records, and this year state reservoirs are 50% lower than they should be. Lake Mead, the lake behind the Hoover Dam, this week reached its lowest level since the lake was filled in the 1930s.

According to the weather reports, this situation won’t be getting better any time soon. Most of the United States west of the Mississippi River is experiencing hotter and drier conditions than normal.

This was an entirely predictable outcome of climate change. Four years ago I wrote this in Chapter 11 of my book, Beyond Blind Faith:

So what does all this added CO₂ mean to you, your children, and your children’s children? For starters it means some locations will be warmer and wetter, while others will be hotter and dryer. Heat waves and droughts will occur more often—and be harsher—in areas which are prone to them.

And this:

Wildfires and droughts are on the rise in many areas. The 2014 IPCC Report notes that wildfires have increased in frequency in the western United States, Canada, Portugal, Greece, the Amazon region of South America, and Africa’s Mt. Kilimanjaro. In 2005, the worst drought in 40 years struck the Amazon. In 2012, hot and dry conditions in Colorado caused the worst wildfire season in a decade, while the central and eastern portions of the United States suffered through record summer heat. In January 2014, the governor of the State of California declared a state of emergency due to that state’s unprecedented drought conditions.

Climate change is real, it’s happening, and it’s getting worse. And it may be fulfilling biblical prophecy, as you can read in Chapter 11 of my book, entitled “Apocalypse Soon.” Read Chapter 11 by clicking here.

[1] “A severe drought is gripping the Western U.S. as wildfire season begins,” https://www.cnbc.com/2021/06/04/drought-grips-western-united-states-as-wildfire-season-begins.html (published 6/4/2021, updated 6/7/2021)