In The American West, The Hottest Year On Record Forces Us To See Things As They Are | ThinkProgress

In The American West, The Hottest Year On Record Forces Us To See Things As They Are | ThinkProgress:

"I pointed out that the land was scarred, as if someone had taken a knife to a beautiful person’s face.
“They used to say that the vegetation would eventually re-claim the sites,” said Steve Bloch, the energy program director for the wilderness alliance, through the headphones. “But scientists no longer think so. Not enough water.”"