16 Additional Counties Designated as Agricultural Disaster Areas
At least 1,333 counties across 28 states have now been designated agricultural disaster areas due to the ongoing drought so far this year. [The figure includes both the primary and contiguous drought disaster areas. ] 
U.S. Drought Disaster Map as of August 21, 2013. At least 1,333 counties, or 42.41% of all U.S. counties*, were designated as agricultural disaster areas due to the ongoing drought, a rise of 0.41% (16 counties) since last week. [The figure includes both primary and contiguous disaster designations.] Source: USDA. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.
*[U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.]
Related Links
- U.S. Drought Map – August 13, 2013
- Drought Disaster Declared in 37 Counties Across 5 States August 15, 2013
- Agricultural Disaster Declared for Dozens of U.S. Counties August 8, 2013
- U-S Drought 2013: Fueled by Heat from Hell? January 31, 2013 [FIRE-EARTH Forecast]
- US: Drought Disaster 2013 [Index Page]
- Agricultural Disasters Index
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