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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. At the same time, more than 90% of Utah, Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico were in some level of drought. [ 4]
Similar spells during 1980 caused between 4000 and 12000 deaths in the United States along with $24 billion in damage 1980 USD. A severe drought struck the Southeast from 1985 through 1987. It began in 1985 from the Carolinas west-southwest into Alabama, when annual rainfall was reduced by 5 to 35 percent below what was normal.
EPA map of changing snowpack levels in Colorado and New Mexico. Climate change in Colorado encompasses the effects of climate change, attributed to man-made increases in atmospheric carbon dioxide, in the U.S. state of Colorado. In 2019 The Denver Post reported that " [i]ndividuals living in southeastern Colorado are more vulnerable to ...
For the first time in nearly four years, the state of Colorado is free of drought. Thanks to more frequent storms and showers over the past several months, the United States Drought Monitor map as ...
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 Colorado River Compact is a 1922 agreement that regulates water distribution among seven states in the southwestern United States. The contract is about the area within the drainage basin of the Colorado River. The agreement, originally proposed by attorney Delph Carpenter, [ 1 ] was signed at a meeting at Bishop's Lodge, near Santa Fe, New ...
Dry boat ramps, exposed rocks at Lake Powell reveal the cost of Colorado River drought. AZCentral | The Arizona Republic. Brandon Loomis, Arizona Republic. Updated November 22, 2023 at 9:14 PM.
1988–1990 North American drought. 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 2024 USD) in United States dollars, adjusting ...