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Other early notable droughts in North America include the Fairbank Drought of 500 BC [24] and the Whitewater Drought of 330 C.E. [25] [26] There were megadroughts in what is now the central and western United States, between 900 and 1300. [27]
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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.
A seasonal outlook shows drought continuing through the first months of the year in the southern and western U.S. Temperate grasslands, including in parts of the western U.S., are facing the worst ...
A typical dry lakebed is seen in California, which experienced its worst megadrought in 1,200 years in 2022. The drought was precipitated by climate change. California rationed water in response. [1] A megadrought is an exceptionally severe drought, lasting for many years and covering a wide area.
Drought conditions have gripped nearly the entire country, with only one state spared as a bone-dry autumn left most states parched. In November, Kentucky became the 49th state to cross into ...
The worst impacts of ongoing drought are being felt in the Horn of Africa, where millions of residents in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia are contending with food insecurity due to poor harvests.
Caribbean and Eastern North America. Damage figure for U.S. only. At least 111 total deaths, with 37 in the continental U.S. and 12 in the U.S. possession of Puerto Rico. 1988 Heat wave and Drought: 5,000 – 10,000 $120 billion (2014 USD) 1988-89 North American drought: Widespread; 45% of the nation affected