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Nearly 150 million Americans are impacted by the ongoing drought, according to the US Drought Monitor. Its map released at the end of October showed more than 54 percent of the contiguous US is in ...
For Connecticut, 100% of the state is now in MODERATE drought, up from only 14% of the state at that level just last week. New Haven saw its last measurable rainfall back on Oct. 7, of 0.27 inches ...
More than a week later, the fires continue to burn. Now, scientists are saying those drought conditions will continue to grow in the West and will likely get worse in the coming years thanks to ...
Following a milder drought in the Southeastern United States the year before, this drought spread from the Mid-Atlantic, Southeast, Midwest, Northern Great Plains and Western United States. This drought was widespread, unusually intense and accompanied by heat waves which killed around 4,800 to 17,000 people across the United States and also ...
A drought developed in the Western, Midwestern, and Northeastern United States in the summer of 2020. [3] Similar conditions started in other states in August 2020, including Iowa, Nebraska and certain parts of Wisconsin and Minnesota. At the same time, more than 90% of Utah, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico were in some level of drought. [4]
Each week the authors revise the previous map based on rainfall, snowfall, and other events, and observers' reports of how drought is affecting crops, wildlife, and other indicators. Authors balance conflicting data and reports to come up with a new map every Wednesday afternoon. The map is then released on the following Thursday morning.
In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into drought conditions, leaving only one state – Alaska – drought-free during the week ending November 19, according to data from the U.S ...
According to the map, which shows data valid as of Oct. 31: All or parts of 17 of our 100 counties , all of them in the far western part of the state, are in severe drought .