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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.
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]
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 ...
Lawns, gardens and crops are suffering as a result. Forecasters predict it will stay the same or get even drier as fall sets in. "This has been ongoing. It’s just become more of an issue since ...
While many homeowners like to reseed turfgrass in the spring, the ideal time to reseed turfgrass in Ohio is in late summer and early fall, from Aug. 15 through Sept. 30.
The United States Drought Monitor is a collection of measures that allows experts to assess droughts in the United States.The monitor is not an agency but a partnership between the National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the United States Department of Agriculture, and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
1935 Black Sunday (storm) 1934–35 North American drought. 1950s Texas drought. 1983–1985 North American drought. 1988–1990 North American drought. 2002 North American drought. 2006–2008 Southeastern United States drought. 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought. 2012–2013 North American drought.
The Palmer drought index, sometimes called the Palmer drought severity index (PDSI), is a regional drought index commonly used for monitoring drought events and studying areal extent and severity of drought episodes. [1] The index uses precipitation and temperature data to study moisture supply and demand using a simple water balance model.