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This drought not only affected Arkansas but affected many other states in the U.S as well. In the year of 2012 several states experienced the worst drought to date. According to the U.S Drought Monitor, the week of August 14, 2012 about 53.6% of Arkansas land was affected by D4 or exceptional drought. [5] [6]
For Maryland, 53% of the state is now under a SEVERE drought with 4% in EXTREME drought. Baltimore saw its last measurable rainfall back on Oct. 1 of 0.35 inches. Baltimore averages 38.94 inches ...
The drought of 2006–2007 in California contributed to the extreme severity of the 2007 California wildfires. Missouri, Arkansas, (portions of) Louisiana, Tennessee, southeast Iowa and northern Illinois were hit with severe droughts and heat during 2005.
The 1988–1990 North American drought ranks among the worst episodes of drought in the United States. This multi-year drought began in most areas in 1988 and continued into 1989 and 1990 (in certain areas). The drought caused $60 billion in damage ($155 billion 2025 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting for inflation.
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
The 2020–2021 drought was described by some as possibly the worst drought in modern history for the Western U.S. [8] By late spring 2021, dry conditions had expanded to almost the entire state of California and to neighboring Nevada .
The streak has ended. For the first time in weeks this summer, Greater Akron is no longer considered to be in a drought. The recent flooding rain that dropped anywhere from 2 to 7 inches in the ...
This visualization shows how the drought developed in the U.S. in 2010, 2011, and 2012. Dried up lake in Oklahoma as a result of the droughts. The 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought was a severe to extreme drought that plagued the Southern United States, including parts of Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Florida, and ...