Former “water empress” Patricia Mulroy knows a thing or two about the effects of climate change. As the former head of the Southern Nevada Water Authority, she was forced to deal with drought and water shortages that were unprecedented. Greg Hanscom at Grist sat down with Mulroy and the controversial figure warned him that it isn’t just the west that will suffer from the current drought – the entire country would be wise to brace for climate change.
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