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2011-2017 was the longest drought in California beginning December 2011 and ending March 2017. [22] Progression of the drought from December 2013 to July 2014 Drought peak in late July 2014. The period between late 2011 and 2014 was the driest in California history since record-keeping began. [28]
That was far less area than the Dust Bowl, which covered 70% of the United States, but the drought of 1988–1990 not only ranks as the costliest drought in United States history, it was one of the costliest natural disasters in United States history. In Canada, drought-related losses added to $1.8 billion (1988 Canadian dollars).
1934–35 North American drought; 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 ...
From 1950 to 1957, Texas experienced the most severe drought in recorded history. By the time the drought ended, 244 of Texas's 254 counties had been declared federal disaster areas. [40] Drought became particularly severe in California, with some natural lakes drying up completely in 1953. Southern California was hit hard by drought in 1958 ...
Paleoclimatological studies indicate that the last 150 years of California's history have been unusually wet compared to the previous 2000 years. Tree stumps found at the bottom of lakes and rivers in California indicate that many water features dried up during historical dry periods, allowing trees to grow there while the water was absent.
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The 2011–2017 California drought persisted from December 2011 to March 2017 [109] and consisted of the driest period in California's recorded history, late 2011 through 2014. [110] The drought wiped out 102 million trees from 2011 to 2016, 62 million of those during 2016 alone. [ 111 ]
1950s–1960s North American 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; 2011–2017 California drought; 2012–2013 North American drought; 2015 Caribbean drought; 2016 New ...