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  2. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Wildfires, forest fires, and brush fires were very prevalent in association with the 2000s (decade) drought in the Southeastern United States. The 2006-2008 Southeast U.S. drought caused over $1 billion in damage. [77] The drought of 2006–2007 in California contributed to the extreme severity of the 2007 California wildfires.

  3. List of droughts - Wikipedia

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    1950s Texas drought; 1983–1985 North American drought; 1988–1990 North American drought; 2002 North American drought; 2006–2008 Southeastern United States drought; 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought. 2012–2013 North American drought; 2011–2017 California drought; 2012–2013 North American drought; 2020–2023 North ...

  4. Southwestern North American megadrought - Wikipedia

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    The southwestern North American megadrought is an ongoing megadrought in the southwestern region of North America that began in 2000. At least 24 years in length, the drought is the driest multi-decade period the region has seen since at least 800 CE .

  5. Drought plaguing American West worst in 1,200 years, new ...

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    The pulse of the Colorado River has long served as a gauge of the American southwest's water supply, and a new study has found that the intensity of the current megadrought is a threat to its ...

  6. 2002 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    The drought of 2002 had a negative impact in many states. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As usually happens during dry spells in the eastern United States, the 2002 drought was caused by a westward extension of the semi-permanent Bermuda High, which resulted in a continuous flow of hot south-southwesterly air north and caused the storm track to be pushed well off ...

  7. The U.S. Drought Monitor is a critical tool for the arid West ...

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    New research raises questions about the familiar map's ability to address long-term drying trends, including persistent dry spells across the American West. The U.S. Drought Monitor is a critical ...

  8. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Caribbean and Eastern North America. Damage figure for U.S. only. At least 111 total deaths, with 37 in the continental U.S. and 12 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. 1988 Heat wave and Drought: 5,000 – 10,000 $120 billion (2014 USD) 1988-89 North American drought: Widespread; 45% of the nation affected

  9. America’s largest water highway is in trouble, ominous for ...

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    ON THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER - Jim Kennedy watches the river like a hawk. From his view 33 feet up in the pilot house, Kennedy stares out wide windows at blackened driftwood, eddies, even sometimes ...