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  2. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    These droughts continued from the 1940s drought in the Southwestern United States, New Mexico and Texas during 1950 and 1951; the drought was widespread through the Central Plains, Midwest and certain Rocky Mountain States, particularly between the years 1953 and 1957, and by 1956 parts of central Nebraska reached a drought index of −7, three ...

  3. List of droughts - Wikipedia

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    (Top) 1 Africa. 2 Australia. 3 Caribbean. 4 China. 5 Europe. 6 India. 7 South Pacific. 8 United States. 9 South America. 10 Soviet Union. 11 ... Part of the 2010-2012 ...

  4. 2020–2023 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    Also in drought conditions were Wyoming, Oregon and Arizona. Over the course of 2021, conditions improved in the Northeast but worsened in the Western United States. As of June 2021, "nearly the entire region (97 percent) [was] facing abnormally dry conditions." [5] Drought also affected a wide area of Mexico in 2021, as well as the prairies of ...

  5. Droughts across the West are getting worse - and scientists ...

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    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 ...

  6. A record number of US states are in drought during what may ...

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    Stats on the now record-setting Fall 2024 drought 48 states have some drought, most in #DroughtMonitor history. 87.2% of the Lower 48 and 73.2% of the US are Abnormally Dry (D0) or in drought ...

  7. Climate change is causing droughts everywhere - AOL

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    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.

  8. List of natural disasters in the United States - Wikipedia

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    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

  9. 1988–1990 North American drought - Wikipedia

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    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.