Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier
The finding by researchers runs counter to a basic tenet of climate change — that warming increases humidity because hotter air holds more moisture. It’s also bad news for fire seasons.
![Against Expectations, Southwestern Summers Are Getting Even Drier](https://static01.nyt.com/images/2021/06/22/climate/22cli-southwesthumidity1/merlin_188349363_66f35192-f7ba-43f4-a3c1-ad6f52be4770-moth.jpg?#)