Photo by @edkashi/@viiphoto: A bleached out skeleton lies before an abandoned home on drought stricken and blighted pasture lands near Felt, Okla. on July 29, 2013. Although the current water situation is looking extremely dire for much of the Great Plains, “The Oklahoma Water Resources Board is working with the federal government on a water study for southwest Oklahoma to determine how much water can be pumped from aquifers, and how best cities can insulate themselves from future droughts,” according to Jan. 15threport from State Impact/NPR. “Toby Ault, a climate scientist from Cornell University, said if humanity manages to rein in greenhouse gas emissions, the worst effects of climate change could still be avoided.” @everydayclimatechange #actonclimatechange #climatechange #drought #oklahoma, #dustbowl
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