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Megadroughts, Pt. 2: The Present

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Earlier this spring, Oakley joined the nearby town of Henefer in banning some new construction out of concerns about available water. It’s an usual step for our growing state, but as historic drought continues to grip the West, these are the kinds of hard decisions our region is facing.

This Friday at noon, we’re looking at what makes this drought so exceptional and how it’s already impacting the way we live. Climatologists say we can only expect things to get drier around here, so how are people and places adapting to what appears to be the new, more arid normal? We’ll also ask what we can learn from Cape Town, South Africa, which, just a few years ago, faced the very real possibility we may soon find ourselves confronting: no more water.

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Doug Fabrizio has been reporting for KUER News since 1987, and became News Director in 1993. In 2001, he became host and executive producer of KUER's RadioWest, a one hour conversation/call-in show on KUER 90.1 in Salt Lake City. He has gained a reputation for his thoughtful style. He has interviewed everyone from Isabel Allende to the Dalai Lama, and from Madeleine Albright to Desmond Tutu. His interview skills landed him a spot as a guest host of the national NPR program, "Talk of the Nation." He has won numerous awards for his reporting and for his work with RadioWest and KUED's Utah NOW from such organizations as the Society of Professional Journalists, the Utah Broadcasters Association, the Public Radio News Directors Association and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.
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