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Anthropogenic climate change has reduced drought recovery probabilities across the western US


Increased evaporative demand due to anthropogenic climate change has led to extended recovery times from contemporary droughts in the Western US, compared to 1901-1980, according to an analysis of observations and climate model output.

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