U.S. Drought 2013
Posted by feww on January 11, 2013
U.S. Drought Map for January 8, 2013
FEWW DROUGHT FORECAST: REMOVED BY A MODERATOR.
As of January 8, 2013 drought covered more than 60 percent of the contiguous U.S. and rendered a further 11.5 percent as ‘Abnormally Dry,’ according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
- ‘Severe’ to ‘Exceptional’ drought levels plagued more than 86 percent of High Plains including
- 100 percent of Nebraska
- 100 percent of Kansas
- Nearly 97 percent of South Dakota
- More than 86 percent of Wyoming
- Over 95 percent of Colorado
- More than half of southern United States including the entire state of Oklahoma and about two-thirds of Texas were also experiencing ‘Severe’ to ‘Exceptional’ drought conditions.
- At least 44 percent of the West, a third of the Midwest and a fifth of the Southeast also reported similar drought conditions.
U.S. Drought Map for 8 January 2013, released by U.S. Drought Monitor on January 10, 2013.
- Disaster Declared in Much of U.S. Wheat Belt January 10, 2013
- The Land of Rising Heat January 9, 2013
- Hottest Hell on Earth January 8, 2013
- U.S. Drought: Little Change Despite Snowstorms January 3, 2013
Recent Drought Links
- U.S. Drought Persists Despite Snow December 21, 2012
- Drought Continues to Expand through U.S. Farming Region December 14, 2012
- Drought Continues to Expand through Central U.S. December 7, 2012
- US: Dozens of Additional Counties Designated Disaster Areas December 4, 2012
- U.S. Drought: 54 Additional Counties Declared Drought Disaster Areas Posted November 2, 2012
- U.S. Counties Declared Disaster Areas October 25, 2012
- U.S. drought retreats fractionally, expected to persist through winter October 19, 2012
- U.S. Crop Disaster Losses Spreads to 2,673 Counties October 18, 2012
- Drought Disaster Spreads to 2,423 U.S. Counties October 12, 2012
- U.S. Drought: Little Change! October 4, 2012
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