U.S. Drought Expands Slightly
Posted by feww on August 9, 2013
Extreme Drought, Abnormally Dry Levels in Lower 48 Expand Marginally
Areas covered by various drought levels in contiguous United States expanded marginally in the week ending August 6, 2013. D0 – D4 Drought levels covered 57.40 percent of the lower 48, up from 57.23 percent previous period.
The region worst affected by the drought was the South, where Exceptional Drought expanded to 3.75 percent, up from 3.04 percent earlier. The region’s D0 – D4 drought levels also expanded to 74.44 percent, up from 73.81 percent a week earlier.
US Drought Map as of August 6, 2013, released by US Drought Monitor on August 8, 2013.
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