Western water policies going back to 1922 are making it difficult or impossible to deal with drought in California, Arizona, and Nevada, says Shawn Regan, writing in National Review (behind a paywall). Regan is vice president of research at PERC (the Property and Environment Research Center). To begin with, says Regan, the Colorado River Compact…
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The Crisis in Madagascar Is Not Caused by Climate Change
The Washington Post has acknowledged that the near-famine in the island of Madagascar, which has been suffering a severe drought, was not caused by climate change. Writes Rachel Pannett: “Now, new research has cast doubt on whether global warming is the main cause — underscoring the pitfalls of viewing food crises primarily as a result…