
Within our lifetimes, much of the west coast will be uninhabitable desert.
That’s because the spring snowpack in the Rockies is expected to be gone by 2040. And that’s where much of the water for the American southwest comes from.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.

Within our lifetimes, much of the west coast will be uninhabitable desert.
That’s because the spring snowpack in the Rockies is expected to be gone by 2040. And that’s where much of the water for the American southwest comes from.
What happens when the water is gone?
War?
Em,
Yea. Basically. World War III, to be precise.