Widespread Drying (IMAGE) Columbia Climate School Caption Areas of southwestern North America affected by drought in the early 2000s; darker colors are more intense. Yellow box shows the study area. Credit Adapted from Williams et al., Science, 2020 Usage Restrictions Credit must be given. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.