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On August 29, 2024, the U.S. Drought Monitor highlighted an exceptional drought area over parts of West Virginia and Ohio; which was the first time in the Drought Monitor’s history that an exceptional drought had been highlighted over West Virginia. [98]
Drought drying up Lake Mead, shown in 2001 and 2015 Lake Powell surface area shrinkage, 1999 to 2021 "The changing climate is likely to increase the need for water but reduce the supply. Rising temperatures increase the rate at which water evaporates (or transpires) into the air from soils, plants, and surface waters.
Also in drought conditions were Wyoming, Oregon and Arizona. Over the course of 2021, conditions improved in the Northeast but worsened in the Western United States. As of June 2021, "nearly the entire region (97 percent) [was] facing abnormally dry conditions." [5] Drought also affected a wide area of Mexico in 2021, as well as the prairies of ...
Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has warned farmers, residents and officials throughout the nation of impending water scarcity every week since 1999
Arizona will not approve new housing construction on the fast-growing edges of metro Phoenix that rely on groundwater thanks to years of overuse and a multi-decade drought that is sapping its ...
Arizona is facing its 22nd year of drought. In August the federal government announced a water shortage declaration for the Colorado River, triggering cuts in the amount of water Arizona will be ...
The 2024 drought in Zambia was believed to be the worst to hit the country in at least two decades. In February 2024, Zambian President Hakainde Hichilema said that almost half of the country’s "planted area" had been "destroyed". [44] [45] El Niño causes severe flooding in East Africa, displacing millions of people. [46]
Water-guzzling chipmaker TSMC and drought-plagued Arizona are an unlikely pair, but officials say Phoenix’s water supply can handle booming production. Dylan Sloan. April 8, 2024 at 6:00 PM.