Drought Fears Take Hold in a Four Corners Region Already Beset by the Coronavirus Pandemic

In the wake of new research predicting megadrought in the West, and after an exceptionally dry spring, the Four Corners region is headed into the summer of 2020 with deep uncertainty. On top of the disruption from the coronavirus pandemic, summer forecasts suggest yet more heat waves, wildfire and water supply shortages for Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and Utah.