Utah has water problems now. What if the megadrought lasts another 25 years?

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New research from the University of Texas suggests Utah's drought could last until 2050 or beyond.

Global warming may disrupt a key atmospheric pattern that could reduce winter precipitation in the West.

Regional water managers are planning for the worst as Lake Powell and Lake Mead could both face historic lows.

SALT LAKE CITY — The megadrought that's lasted 25 years so far could continue parching Utah and the Southwest until 2050. Or maybe even the end of the century.

New research from the University of Texas indicates global warming may disrupt a key atmospheric pattern that brings winter precipitation to the West — and could do so for decades to come.

"Instead of saying that we've just been really unlucky the past few decades," said