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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.
A big loss in the top growing state could eat into a record-large national corn forecast at a time when China is buying more of the grain.
From hurricanes to wildfires, 2020 was a year for extreme weather events, but there was a dramatic drop in the frequency of one of the most dangerous weather phenomena. The company Vaisala, which ...
The Western Governors' Association described the need for NIDIS in a 2004 report, Creating a Drought Early Warning System for the 21st Century: The National Integrated Drought Information System. The NIDIS Act calls for an interagency, multi-partner approach to drought monitoring, forecasting, and early warning, led by the National Oceanic and ...
President Donald Trump receiving a briefing on Iowa disaster recovery, August 18, 2020. On August 13, Vice President Mike Pence held two campaign rallies in Iowa. He promised to help Iowa rebuild, but did not tour areas damaged by the storm. [77] On August 14, Reynolds arrived in Cedar Rapids, Iowa with more than 100 Iowa National Guard members ...
In August the federal government announced a water shortage declaration for the Colorado River, triggering cuts in the amount of water Arizona will be allowed to draw from it. For the state’s ...
The drought is largely driven by temperature, which increases the rate of evaporation, with some contribution from the lack of precipitation. The several wet years since 2000 were not sufficient to end the drought. Researchers calculated that without climate change-induced evaporation, the precipitation in 2005 would have broken the drought.
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor report, released Thursday, ... Iowa began experiencing drought conditions July 7, 2020, making this the longest drought since 1954-1959. It has created challenges ...