Listen: Drought looks different on the East Coast, and so do attitudes about water
A little more than a third of the country is experiencing some level of drought, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The worst-hit areas include parts of Arizona, Utah and California, as well as some regions of Texas. But areas in New Jersey, Delaware and Massachusetts are also seeing extreme drought, and much of the East Coast is currently in a moderate drought. While this is somewhat new for those East Coasters, the West has been dealing with drought for years. But that’s not the only difference between drought in the East and drought in the West. Andrea Thompson, associate editor for earth and the environment at Scientific American, has written about this and joined The Show to discuss, starting with what some of those differences are.