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Drought worsened in 1988 as much of the United States also suffered from severe drought. In California, the six-year drought ended in late 1992 as a significant El Niño event in the Pacific Ocean (and the eruption of Mount Pinatubo in June 1991) most likely caused unusual persistent heavy rains. [26]
Aoyate drought in the late 18th or early 19th century; 1983–1985 famine in Ethiopia; 2008–2009 Kenya drought; 2011 East Africa drought; Sahel drought. 2010 Sahel famine; 2012 Sahel drought; Eastern Cape drought; 2017 Somali drought; 2018–2021 Southern African drought; 2020–2023 Horn of Africa drought; 2021 Somali drought; Food security ...
In mid-May 2014, the US Drought Monitor analysis showed that 100% of California was already under "Severe Drought" or a higher level. [15] The 2014 drought is considered the worst in 1,200 years. [ 16 ] [ 17 ] [ 18 ] As California received additional rainfall in December 2014 , this was not expected to end California's drought, and trees were ...
In the wake of a biblical blizzard that unloaded nearly 100 inches of snow on California, AccuWeather is making a major announcement: California will be free of widespread drought through at least ...
California's drought has become the state's driest three-year period on record, surpassing that of 2013-15 — and a fourth dry year is looking increasingly likely, officials said Monday ...
The 2023-24 water year, which began Oct. 1, is off to an unfavorable start with drier weather patterns and a depleted snowpack. ... No one has lived in a drought area in California since November ...
The El Niño event also contributed to the Earth's warming trend, with 2014 and 2015 being two of the warmest years on record. [ 48 ] [ 49 ] [ 50 ] Over 60 million people faced hunger and malnutrition in 2016 due to drought effects influenced by ENSO, with Africa worst hit, Indochina faced a severe drop in food production, and Ethiopia counted ...
For instance, the drought of 2012–2016 was the most extreme drought that the state has ever seen, and droughts were the most common disaster source in California in 2016 according to the State of California Hazard Mitigation Plan. [120]