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The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated the entire state of Texas a disaster area with 213 of the states 254 counties declared as primary natural disaster areas, folowing one of the worst droughts on record.
The Lone Star State. Source: The Texas Forest Service. Click image to enlarge.
Since January 1, 2011, the drought, wildfires and other natural disasters have destroyed at least a third of the corn, oats, wheat, pasture and forage crops in the Lone Star State.
The back-to-back disasters have also destroyed tens of thousands of cattle, horses and other farm animals, so far this year.
The High Five Interchange, Dallas, Texas. Source: Flickr. Some rights reserved.
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by area (695,620 sqkm), after Alaska, and second largest by population (pop: 21 million), behind California.
Drought Monitor Maps showing classification changes for selected time periods. Source: National Drought Mitigation Center/UNL. Click images to enlarge.
Map of below normal 28-day average streamflow compared to historical streamflow for the day of year (Texas). Source: USGS. Click images to enlarge.
Related Links
- U.S. Drought Getting Deadlier
- U.S. Wildfires – June 21 Update
- Texas Dynamic Dyer Mill Fire Devours 50 Buildings
- U.S. Wildfire Update – June 17
- Wildfires Raging in Arizona, Alaska, NC, Georgia, Texas …
- Texas Wildfires – Update April 30
- Texas wildfire conditions may worsen
- Texas Wildfires Scorch 1.8 Million Acres
- TEXAS FIRES – April 21 Update
- Texas Fires: More Towns Evacuated
- TEXAS ON FIRE
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