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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.
January 10, 2023 at 2:50 PM. NOAA: Ian, drought supercharged US weather extremes in 2022. DENVER (AP) — Costly weather disasters kept raining down on America last year, pounding the nation with ...
The southwestern North American megadrought is an ongoing megadrought in the southwestern region of North America that began in 2000. At least 24 years in length, the drought is the driest multi-decade period the region has seen since at least 800 CE. The megadrought has prompted the declaration of a water shortage at Lake Mead, the largest ...
Grace O'Donnell. Updated June 13, 2022 at 9:46 AM. As of May 31, around 90 million Americans were being affected by drought while more than 65 million were experiencing "severe to extreme drought ...
With water levels at the nation's largest reservoir hitting an all-time low, officials are preparing for what that could mean for the region's water supply. Cradled between Nevada and Arizona ...
As of 2021 the drought was the most severe in the last 500 years. [62] As of 30 June 2021 61% of continental USA were in drought conditions. Demand for water and cooling rose. [63] In June 2021 water restrictions entered into force in California. Climate change is responsible for 50% of the severity of the drought in California. [64]
The federal government said Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, it will spend $250 million over four years on environmental cleanup and restoration work around the Salton Sea, a drying Southern California lake ...