Publication: NPR’s “All Things Considered”
UCLA Expert: Park Williams: Associate Professor and Ladder Faculty, Department of Geography
Synopsis: Climate change might be causing a nationwide shortage of hot sauce. According to Williams, megadrought conditions in the U.S. make it harder for Mexico to deal with its agricultural water shortages.
UCLA News: “This spring, the risk factors aligned for an extreme fire season in New Mexico,” said Williams, who studies long-term drought trends and the effects of climate change.
Read more at NPR’s “All Things Considered”.