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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 analysis revealed that average drought-affected areas in the American West increased by 17% between 2000 and 2022 due to an increase in evaporative demand compared to the 1948-1999 period.
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 ...
As of 2021 the drought was the most severe in the last 500 years. [65] As of 30 June 2021 61% of continental USA were in drought conditions. Demand for water and cooling rose. [66] In June 2021 water restrictions entered into force in California. Climate change is responsible for 50% of the severity of the drought in California. [67]
Building the foundation for a national drought early warning system, NIDIS supports eight regional drought early warning systems (DEWS) across the United States, which rely on networks of federal, tribal, state, local, and academic partners to make climate and drought science accessible and useful for decision makers: California-Nevada ...
The pulse of the Colorado River has long served as a gauge of the American southwest's water supply, and a new study has found that the intensity of the current megadrought is a threat to its ...
A banner indicating a red flag warning, flown at a CAL Fire station in 2022. A red flag warning is a forecast warning issued by the National Weather Service (NWS) in the United States to inform the public, firefighters, and land management agencies that conditions are ideal for wildfire combustion, and rapid spread. [1]
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