ushering in catastrophic drought conditions not seen since the Dust Bowl drought of the 1930s.

The 800 pound gorilla in the room.

Aren't Arizona, Nevada, and New Mexico mostly desert already? If they only get a few inches of rain per year, any slight variance doesn't alter the part about them having deserts. Of course there's no relief in sight, they're deserts. Now, if this were Seattle, I could see how a drop in rainfall would be a bid deal.

Texas has sucked out all the moisture from this area and we are hoarding it all for ourselves.