When the Rains Fail the Mountains Rise - Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series

Published: April 5, 2016, 9 p.m.

The severe drought gripping the western United States in recent years is changing the landscape well beyond localized effects of water restrictions and browning lawns. Geophysicist Adrian Borsa describes how the loss of water across the west is causing the entire region to rise like an uncoiling spring. Series: "Jeffrey B. Graham Perspectives on Ocean Science Lecture Series" [Science] [Show ID: 30495]