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Posted by feww on April 7, 2018
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2018 significant climate anomalies continue
An annotated map of the United States showing notable climate events that occurred during March 2018. For further details, see the bulleted list below in our story and visit https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/news/national-climate-201803. (NOAA NCEI)
Other notable climate events [Jan – Mar 2018]
Four strong winter storms (nor’easters) hammered the US East in March: The storms brought heavy snow and cold conditions to parts of the Midwest and from the Southern Appalachians to New England in just one month. Some locations in the East had more snow during March than during the preceding winter months combined. Numerous locations had a top-five March snowfall total including Boston, Albany and Philadelphia.
Deadly storms hit the Gulf Coast: A severe storm system brought damaging winds, hail and tornadoes to the Southeast in mid-March. Over 20 tornadoes were reported in Alabama. Total damages exceeded $1 billion and at least 3 people died.
Northern Alaska basked in record warmth: The average March temperature for Alaska was 17.7 degrees F, 6.9 degrees above the long-term average. This tied with 1996 for the ninth warmest March in the 94-year period of record for the state. Northern and western Alaska were much warmer than average, with near-average temperatures in southern Alaska. Utqiaġvik (Barrow) had its warmest March and year to date on record.
Drought intensified in parts of U.S.: By the end of March, about 29 percent of the Lower 48 states were in drought, down from 31 percent at the end of February. Drought conditions worsened across the Central Plains, Southwest and coastal Southeast, and improved in parts of the West, Great Plains and interior Southeast.
Source: http://www.noaa.gov/news/us-hit-with-3-billion-dollar-disasters-in-first-3-months-of-2018
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Posted by feww on March 6, 2017
Drought Disasters: Crops Destroyed or Damaged in 835 Counties (Parishes) across 22 States
The USDA crop disaster designated areas are in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Some counties may have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations referenced above were approved by USDA end of last month and posted on their website recently.
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Posted by feww on November 21, 2014
DISASTERS CAUSED BY CLIMATE CHANGE
EXTREME WEATHER EVENTS
DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 560, 444, 111, 100, 03, 02
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Crop Disasters Declared for 20 Counties across Five States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared crop disasters in 20 counties across five states—Idaho, Montana, Utah, Washington and Wyoming—due to the losses and damage caused by the debilitating drought.
The disaster designations are for the following counties:
- Idaho: Bear Lake, Boundary, Fremont, Madison, Bonner, Caribou, Franklin, Teton, Bonneville, Clark and Jefferson counties.
- Montana: Beaverhead, Gallatin, Lincoln and Madison counties.
- Utah: Cache and Rich counties.
- Washington: Pend Oreille County.
- Wyoming: Lincoln and Teton counties.
Crop Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least 2,727 counties across 41 states. Most of those designations are due to drought.
Those states are
- Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Some counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on November 19, 2014.
Latest/ Recent Crop Disaster Declarations
- Drought, Freeze Destroy More Crops in U.S. West, Southeast November 14, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared in Six States October 23, 2014
- Drought Destroys Crops in Georgia, Florida October 17, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared in Five States October 10, 2014
- Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in New England October 4, 2014
- Multiple Crop Disasters Occur in 11 States October 3, 2014
- Multiple Crop Disasters Declared in 10 States September 25, 2014
- Drought Crop Disasters Declared in U.S. West September 18, 2014
- FREEZE Destroys Crops in Ohio, Pennsylvania September 18, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared in Five States September 12, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared in Six States Posted on September 5, 2014
- Federal Disasters
- Drought
- Agricultural Disasters Index
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Posted by feww on October 17, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 444, 111, 100, 03, 02
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Drought Crop Disaster declared for 19 counties across two states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared crop disasters for an additional 19 counties across two states—Georgia and Florida—due to the losses and damage caused by recent drought.
Those counties are:
- Georgia. Baker, Decatur, Mitchell, Colquitt, Grady, Thomas, Brooks, Dougherty, Seminole, Calhoun, Early, Tift, Cook, Miller and Worth.
- Florida. Gadsden, Jackson, Jefferson and Leon.
Crop Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared crop disasters in at least 2,661 counties across 41 states. Most of those designations are due to drought.
Those states are
- Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The counties designated as agricultural disaster areas, as listed above, include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on October 15, 2014.
Latest/ Recent Crop Disaster Declarations
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Posted by feww on July 10, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
RISING TEMPERATURES
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
FLASH FLOODING, EXCESSIVE RAIN, FLOODING, HIGH WINDS, HAIL, DANGEROUS LIGHTNING, DEADLY TORNADOES
CROP DISASTERS
MULTIPLE STATES OF EMERGENCY
SCENARIOS 900, 800, 066, 555, 444, 111, 178, 071, 023, 03
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Drought and deluge, high winds and hail, excessive rain and flash flooding, dangerous lightning and deadly tornadoes destroy crops in 55 counties across six states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 55 counties in 11 states as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by the worsening drought, flooding, high winds and hail, excessive rain and flash flooding, dangerous lightning and deadly tornadoes.
The disaster designations are as follows:
Drought Disaster
- Arizona: Yuma, La Paz, Maricopa and Pima counties.
- California: Imperial County.
- Idaho: Bingham, Bannock, Bonneville, Caribou, Power, Blaine, Butte and Jefferson counties.
Disasters Due to flash flooding, excessive rain, flooding, high winds, hail, dangerous lightning and deadly tornadoes
- Arkansas: Clay, Independence, Phillips, Sharp, Faulkner, Jackson, Pulaski, White, Fulton, Lawrence, Randolph Woodruff, Arkansas, Desha, Lee, Prairie, Baxter, Grant, Lonoke, St. Francis, Cleburne, Greene, Monroe, Saline, Conway, Izard, Perry, Stone, Craighead, Jefferson, Poinsett, Van Buren and Cross counties.
- Mississippi: Bolivar, Coahoma and Tunica counties.
- Missouri: Butler, Dunklin, Howell, Oregon, Ozark and Ripley counties.
Crop Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 2,136 separate crop disasters across 29 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington, Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on July 9, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
Other Drought Disaster Links
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Posted by feww on July 3, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
RISING TEMPERATURES
FISHERY DISASTERS
CROP DISASTERS
MULTIPLE STATES OF EMERGENCY
SCENARIOS 900, 800, 555, 444, 111, 071, 03
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Crop Disasters Declared for 62 Additional Counties across 11 states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 62 counties in 11 states as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by the worsening drought.
The disaster designations are as follows:
- Arizona: Apache County
- California: Del Norte County
- Colorado: Archuleta, Dolores, La Plata, Montezuma, Conejos, Mineral, San Juan, Hinsdale, Rio Grande and San Miguel counties
- Idaho: Blaine, Camas, Canyon, Fremont , Minidoka, Ada, Custer, Jefferson, Owyhee, Bingham, Elmore, Jerome, Payette, Butte, Gem, Lincoln, Power, Cassia, Gooding, Madison, Teton, and Clark counties
- Montana: Beaverhead, Gallatin and Madison counties
- New Mexico: Rio Arriba and San Juan counties
- Oregon: Coos, Curry, Douglas, Josephine and Malheur counties
- Texas: Matagorda, Brazoria, Calhoun, Jackson and Wharton counties
- Utah: San Juan County
- Washington: Ferry, Kittitas, Chelan, King, Pierce, Douglas, Lincoln, Stevens, Grant, Okanogan and Yakima counties
- Wyoming: Teton County
Crop Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 2,081 separate crop disasters across 29 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington, Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings. See blog content.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on July 2, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
Other Drought Disaster Links
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Posted by feww on June 26, 2014
EXTREME WEATHER & CLIMATIC EVENTS
RISING GLOBAL TEMPERATURES
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
DISASTER AREAS DECLARED
SCENARIOS 900, 800, 555, 444, 111, 03
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Crop Disasters Declared for 18 Additional Counties across Texas, Utah, Colorado
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 18 counties in three states—Texas, Utah and Colorado—as crop disaster areas due to losses caused by the worsening drought.
The disaster designations are as follows:
- Texas: Calhoun, Aransas, Jackson, Matagorda, Refugio and Victoria counties.
- Utah: Duchesne, Uintah, Carbon, Emery, Summit, Wasatch, Daggett, Grand, and Utah counties.
- Colorado: Garfield, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties.
Crop Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 2,019 separate crop disasters across 29 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington, Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on June 25, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
Related Links
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Posted by feww on June 12, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
MAJOR DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 444, 03
CROP DISASTERS DECLARED
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Drought Destroys Crops in 79 Counties across Eight States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 79 counties across eight states as crop disaster areas due to worsening drought. USDA issued six separate designations for crop disasters on June 11, 2014.
Drought Disaster Designations are for the following states:
Idaho (18 counties), Oklahoma (13 counties), Oregon (20 counties), Washington (14 counties), Nevada (1 County), Utah (1 County), Wyoming(2 counties) and Kansas (10 counties).
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,992 separate crop disasters across 27 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington, Wyoming. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on June 11, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
Related Links
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Posted by feww on May 29, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
MULTIPLE CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIO 03
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Drought Devastates Crops in 156 Counties across Ten States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 156 counties across ten states as crop disaster areas due to worsening drought. USDA issued six separate designations for crop disasters on May 28, 2014.
Drought Disaster Designations are for the following states:
Colorado (1 County), Idaho (17 counties), Kansas (21 counties), Missouri (4 counties), Montana (1 County), Nebraska (37 counties), Nevada (19 counties), Oklahoma (36 counties), Oregon (2 counties) and
Washington (18 counties).
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,913 separate crop disasters across 26 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on My 28, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
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Posted by feww on May 16, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
FREEZE
MULTIPLE CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIOS 03, 177
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Drought, Freeze Cause Crop Disasters in 182 Counties across 11 States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 182 counties across 11 states as crop disaster areas due to drought and freeze. The USDA issued seven separate designations for crop disasters on May 15, 2014.
Crop disaster designations due to DROUGHT are for the following states:
- California (2 additional counties)
- Kansas (39 additional counties)
- Oklahoma (17 additional counties)
- Oregon (15 additional counties)
- Texas (66 additional counties)
- Utah (7 additional counties)
- Washington (9 counties)
Crop disaster designations due to FREEZE are for the following states:
- Connecticut (2 counties)
- Massachusetts (1 county)
- New York (22 additional counties)
- Pennsylvania (2 additional counties)
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,718 separate crop disasters across 24 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah and Washington. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on My 15, 2014.
California Drought Disasters
Related Links
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Posted by feww on May 8, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
MULTIPLE CROP DISASTERS
SCENARIO 03
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Crop Disaster Declared for 79 Additional Counties in 6 States
Worsening Drought has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to designate an additional 79 counties across six states as crop disaster areas in four separate designations on May 7, 2014.
Those States are Texas (39 counties), Oregon (7), Oklahoma (10), Nevada (2) , Kansas (17) and Idaho (4).
Several counties have been designated as crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple crop disasters.
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,536 separate crop disasters across 21 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on My 7, 2014.
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Posted by feww on May 1, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
MULTIPLE CROP DISASTERS
ADDITIONAL STATES OF EMERGENCY NEEDED!
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Crop Disaster Declared for 80 Counties in 6 States
Worsening Drought has prompted the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to designate an additional 80 counties across six states as crop disaster areas in four separate designations.
Those States are Texas (19 counties), Oregon (11) Oklahoma (31), Nevada (1) , Kansas (16) and California (2).
Several counties have been designated more than once due to multiple crop disasters.
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,457 separate crop disasters across 21 states. Most of those designations are due to the worsening drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah. [FIRE-EARTH has documented all of the above listings.]
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. Counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on April 30, 2014.
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Posted by feww on April 24, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
STATE OF EMERGENCY NEEDED!
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Crop Disaster Declared for 315 Counties in 9 States
The U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA has designated 315 counties across nine states as crop disaster areas due to the worsening drought, in five separate designations.
Those States are Texas (252 counties), Oklahoma (21), New Mexico (16), Nevada (6), Louisiana (2), Idaho (9), Arkansas (2), Arizona (1) and Utah (6).
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,377 counties across 21 states as crop disaster areas. Most of those designations are due to drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. A number of counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on April 23, 2014.
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Posted by feww on April 24, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
STATE OF EMERGENCY NEEDED!
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Crop Disaster Declared for 249 Counties in Texas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA has designated 249 counties (98% of all counties) in the Lone Star State as crop disaster areas due to the worsening drought.
The designation also includes counties in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico and Oklahoma. Those counties are:
- Arkansas: Little River and Miller
- Louisiana: Caddo and De Soto
- New Mexico: Curry, Eddy, Otero, Roosevelt, Dona Ana, Lea, Quay and Union.
- Oklahoma: Beaver, Cimarron, Jackson, Marshall, Beckham, Cotton, Jefferson, Roger Mills, Bryan, Ellis, Love, Texas, Choctaw, Harmon, McCurtain and Tillman.
Drought Disasters 2014
Beginning January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 1,377 counties across 21 states as crop disaster areas. Most of those designations are due to drought.
- Those states are Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas and Utah.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. A number of counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on April 23, 2014.
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Posted by feww on April 4, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
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Drought worsens in the U.S. Midwest, South
Drought Levels D0 to D4, Abnormally Dry to Exceptional Drought, covered about 52.88 percent of the land area in the contiguous United States, up from 51.98 percent last week, according to the US Drought Monitor.
U.S. Drought Class Change (1 week ending April 1, 2014). Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
The West
Areas covered by drought levels D0 – D4 increased marginally to 71.89 percent . California’s snow-water equivalent is only 32 percent of the average for April 1, when snowpack is at its peak level before the spring melt.
Midwest
D0-D4 drought levels spread to 40.57 percent of the region from 35.15 percent last week. The total area covered by snow in the northern Great Lakes region was 56.2% as of April 1, 2014, according to NWS/NOHRSC.
South: Texas
San Angelo Area reservoirs are currently 7.9% full while the Panhandle Planning Region reservoirs are just 1.7% full.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture USDA has designated a total of 45 counties in Texas and Oklahoma as crop disaster areas due to the worsening drought.
Those areas are
- Texas. Bell, Dallas, Hamilton, McLennan, Comanche, Eastland, Hill, Mason, Coryell, Fannin, Lamar, Bosque, Erath, Lampasas, Palo, Pinto, Brown, Falls, Limestone, Red River, Burnet, Gillespie, Llano, Rockwall, Callahan, Grayson, McCulloch, San Saba, Collin, Hunt, Menard, Shackelford, Delta, Johnson, Milam, Stephens, Denton, Kaufman, Mills, Tarrant, Ellis, Kimble, Navarro and Williamson counties.
- Oklahoma. Bryan and Choctaw counties.
Drought Disasters 2014
Since January 10, 2014 USDA has declared at least 909 counties across 16 states as crop disaster areas due to worsening drought.
- Those states are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
- Crop disasters have been declared in an additional 22 counties in the states of New York and Pennsylvania due to Freeze.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. A number of counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations posted above were approved by USDA on April 2, 2014.
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Posted by feww on March 28, 2014
EXTREME CLIMATIC EVENTS
WORSENING DROUGHT
CROP DISASTERS
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Drought spreads to nearly 52 percent of Contiguous US
Drought conditions D0 (Abnormally Dry) to D4 (Exceptional Drought) cover 51.95 percent of land area in the U.S., up more than 0.5 percent since last week, according to the latest data released by the U.S. Drought Monitor
US Drought Conditions D0 – D4
- West: 71.88% (up from 71.51% last week)
- South: 66.29% (up from 65.34%; D3 and D4 conditions rapidly expanding)
- High Plains: 47.65% (from 46.94%; D1, D2 and D3 spreading)
- Midwest: 35.15% (D1 condition spreading)
- Southeast: 6.02% (from 5.07%; D1 spreading from 0.0 to 0.61%)
- Northeast: 3.95% (unchanged)
- Contiguous US: 51.95% (from 51.47%)
Weekly Drought Map for the Contiguous United States. Sourced from US Drought Monitor. Map Enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.
Crop Disasters Caused by Drought
Since January 10, 2014, at least 864 counties across 16 states have been declared as crop disaster areas by USDA due to worsening drought.
- Those states are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. A number of counties may have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The latest disaster designations were issued by USDA for a total of 59 counties in five states—Texas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, Kansas and Arizona—on March 26, 2014.
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Posted by feww on March 21, 2014
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Worsening drought prompts crop disaster declarations for 46 counties in three states
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has declared 46 counties in three state—Texas, Oklahoma and Idaho—as crop disaster areas due to the worsening drought, in two separate designations.
Texas Drought Crop Disaster Designations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated 32 counties in Texas as crop disaster areas due to the worsening drought.
Those counties are Bosque, Hemphill, Montague, Tarrant, Ellis, Hood, Parker, Wheeler, Erath, Johnson, Somervell, Clay, Dallas, Gray, Jack, Collingsworth, Denton, Hamilton, Kaufman, Comanche, Donley, Henderson, Lipscomb, Cooke, Eastland, Hill, McLennan, Coryell, Navarro, Palo Pinto, Roberts and Wise.
Oklahoma Drought Crop Disaster Designations
The following areas in Oklahoma have also been designated as crop disaster areas: Beckham, Ellis, Jefferson, Love and Roger Mills counties.
Idaho Drought Crop Disaster Designations
USDA has also designated nine counties in Idaho as crop disaster areas due to the drought.
Those counties are Elmore, Ada, Boise, Custer, Owyhee, Blaine, Camas, Gooding and Twin Falls.
Since January 10, 2014 USDA has declared 805 counties across 16 states as crop disaster areas due to worsening drought.
- Those states are: Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Texas and Utah.
Notes:
i. USDA trigger point for a countywide disaster declaration is 30 percent crop loss on at least one crop.
ii. The total number of counties designated as agricultural disaster areas includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
iii. A number of counties have been designated crop disaster areas more than once due to multiple disasters.
iv. The U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.
v. The disaster designations were approved by USDA on March 19, 2014.
2014 Federal and Agriculture Disaster Declarations
- California Drought Continues to Intensify March 20, 2014
- Warmest Winter on Record Deepens California Drought March 18, 2014
- U.S. Drought Change March 13, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared for Texas, New Mexico March 13, 2014
- Major Disaster Declared for South Carolina (DR-4166) March 13, 2014
- ‘Until the Wells Run Dry’ March 10, 2014
- Major Disaster Declared for Georgia March 9, 2014
- Crop Disasters Declared in 12 States on March 7, 2014
- Crop Disaster Declared in Three States February 27, 2014
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Posted by feww on March 20, 2014
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Extreme Drought spreads in California
Extreme Drought spreads to 49.41 percent of California, up from 43.53 percent last week, according to the US Drought Monitor.
The area covered by Exceptional Drought remains unchanged at 22.37 percent.
California Drought Weekly Comparison Map. Sourced from US Drought Monitor. Map Enhanced by FIRE-EARTH Blog.
State of Emergency
Governor Brown proclaimed a State of Emergency on January 27 amid the worsening statewide drought. He called the “really serious,” adding that 2014 could be California’s third consecutive dry year. “In many ways it’s a mega-drought.”
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Drought Information – Water Resources – State of California
Water years 2012 and 2013 were dry statewide, especially in parts of the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California. Water year 2014, which began on October 1st, continues this trend. Precipitation in some areas of the state is tracking at about the driest year of record.
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- High Fire Danger in Southern California amid Driest Conditions on Record January 17, 2014
- 520 Counties across 16 States Declared Crop Disaster Areas due to Drought January 16, 2014
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Posted by feww on February 1, 2014
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Severe Drought Prompts Worst-Ever Water Supply Forecast for California
“Simply put, there’s not enough water in the system right now for customers to expect any water this season from the project,” said the director of California Department of Water Resources (DWR).
DWR is securing what little water remains in the state’s reservoirs in response to the worsening drought and strong likelihood of more severe water shortages in the coming months.
The agency announced Friday that they took actions to conserve the state’s dwindling resources, as a result of which, “everyone—farmers, fish, and people in our cities and towns —will get less water.”
“This historic announcement reflects the severity of California’s drought. After two previous dry years, 2014 is shaping up as the driest in state history,” said DWR.
- On Thursday, Sierra snow survey found the snowpack’s statewide water content was only 12 percent of average for this time of year.
- Water levels in key reservoirs now are lower than at this time in 1977, one of the two previous driest water years on record.
- Lake Oroville in Butte County, the principal SWP reservoir, is at 36 percent of its 3.5 million acre-foot capacity (55 percent of its historical average for the date).
- Shasta Lake north of Redding, California’s and the federal Central Valley Project’s (CVP) largest reservoir, is also at 36 percent of its 4.5 million acre-foot capacity (54 percent of average for the date).
- San Luis Reservoir, a critical south-of-Delta reservoir for both the SWP and CVP, is just 30 percent of its 2 million acre-foot capacity (39 percent of average for the date).
California Current Reservoir Conditions. Source: DWR
Zero Allocation
DWR has never before announced a zero allocation in the 54-year history of the State Water Project to all 29 public water agencies that buy from the SWP. These deliveries help supply water to 25 million Californians and roughly 750,000 acres of irrigated farmland.
The agency forecast in late December that it would be able to deliver only 5 percent of about 4 million acre-feet of State Water Project water requested by the 29 public water agencies that purchase water from the project. They are located in Northern California, the Bay Area, San Joaquin Valley, Central Coast, and Southern California.
The 5 percent projected allocation has now reduced to zero.
Statewide Average Precipitation – by water year. Source DWR.
Precipitation Rankings by Climate Region: January – December 2013. Source: DWR
California is currently experiencing its worst drought on record. In 2013 California experienced its driest year since records began 120 years ago.
- Many California reservoirs are at their lowest levels in years.
- The snow cover is less than 20 percent of the normal at this time of year.
- Lake Shasta, the state’s largest reservoir is holding just over a third of its full capacity, down from the normal of more than a half at this time of year, according to officials.
‘Extreme’ and ‘Exceptional Drought’ levels are plaguing California, threatening at least 17 communities with water famine.
Gov. Brown Declared Drought State of Emergency earlier this month amid worst dry conditions in 119 years
Brown had earlier described the drought as being “really serious,” adding that 2014 could be California’s third consecutive dry year. “In many ways it’s a mega-drought.”
California Drought Map. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
California Drought Conditions
“Drought and relatively mild temperatures continue to prevail across the state. In the northwestern part of California, a 1-category degradation from severe to extreme drought (D2 to D3) was made across Humboldt and Trinity Counties. The Central Sierra Snow Lab near the Donner Summit reports 8 inches of snow on the ground, the lowest for this time in January since at least 1946. In the general vicinity of Monterey to Bakersfield, conditions warranted a 1-category downgrade, from extreme to exceptional drought (D3 to D4). A few of the impacts within the D4 area include fallowing of land, wells running dry, municipalities considering drilling deeper wells, and little to no rangeland grasses for cattle to graze on, prompting significant livestock sell off.” —US Drought Monitor
Drought Comparison Table
California Drought Comparison Table (Percent Area). Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
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Posted by feww on January 30, 2014
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Worsening Drought in California Prompts Significant Livestock Sell Off
California is currently experiencing its worst drought on record. In 2013 California experienced its driest year since records began 120 years ago.
- Many California reservoirs are at their lowest levels in years.
- The snow cover is less than 20 percent of the normal at this time of year.
- Lake Shasta, the state’s largest reservoir is holding just over a third of its full capacity, down from the normal of more than a half at this time of year, according to officials.
‘Extreme’ and ‘Exceptional Drought’ levels are plaguing California, threatening at least 17 communities with water famine.
Gov. Brown Declared Drought State of Emergency earlier this month amid worst dry conditions in 119 years
Brown had earlier described the drought as being “really serious,” adding that 2014 could be California’s third consecutive dry year. “In many ways it’s a mega-drought.”
California Drought Map. Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
California Drought Conditions
“Drought and relatively mild temperatures continue to prevail across the state. In the northwestern part of California, a 1-category degradation from severe to extreme drought (D2 to D3) was made across Humboldt and Trinity Counties. The Central Sierra Snow Lab near the Donner Summit reports 8 inches of snow on the ground, the lowest for this time in January since at least 1946. In the general vicinity of Monterey to Bakersfield, conditions warranted a 1-category downgrade, from extreme to exceptional drought (D3 to D4). A few of the impacts within the D4 area include fallowing of land, wells running dry, municipalities considering drilling deeper wells, and little to no rangeland grasses for cattle to graze on, prompting significant livestock sell off.” —US Drought Monitor
Drought Comparison Table
California Drought Comparison Table (Percent Area). Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Summary of Drought Impact (Weekly)
- The San Francisco Public Utilities Commission has urged its customers to voluntarily reduce their water use by 10 percent
- At least 17 California water systems with 60 to 120 days’ worth of water left
- The Pajarito Mountain Ski Area near Los Alamos, New Mexico closed due to lack of snow
- Gov. Mary Fallin of Oklahoma urged all citizens to conserve water
- Feds could seize San Luis Reservoir water belonging to San Joaquin Valley farmers in California affecting Fresno, Kern, Kings, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin, Stanislaus and Tulare counties
- Cachuma Lake, a crystalline mountain resource, is vanishing
- Wheat not fully emerged in Hardeman County, Texas
- Farmers in Dawson County, Texas were not hopeful about the upcoming growing season
- Dry windy weather in much of Texas has stressed winter forages
- The Marin Municipal Water District in California urged its customers to begin voluntarily trimming their water use by 25 percent
- Zone 7 Water Agency in Alameda County, California urged 20 percent water conservation
- The Alameda County Water District in California urged customers to voluntarily cut their water use by 20 percent
- The Santa Clara Valley Water District planned to vote on whether to adopt additional water conservation measures
- Los Angeles, California, dormant vegetation leading to brush fires
- California almonds slightly smaller in 2013
- Voluntary water restrictions urged in Elk Grove, California
[Source: US Drought Monitor]
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Posted by feww on September 26, 2013
Drought conditions improve slightly; near- to above-normal temps to persist nationwide
In the short term, temperatures are expected to rise 10 to 15 degrees above average from the Upper Great Lakes to part of the Middle Mississippi Valley; in contrast, temperatures will be 10 to 20 degrees below average from the Northern/Central High Plains to the Great Basin/Central Rockies, said NWS.
As of September 25, 2013, at least 1,345 counties and parishes, or 42.8% of all the U.S. counties and county equivalents, across 29 states remained agricultural disaster areas due to the drought, said USDA.
US Drought Map as of September 24, released by US Drought Monitor on September 26, 2013.
The Midwest: “By September 22, topsoil moisture was still rated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture at least half very short to short in Iowa (77%), Missouri (69%), Illinois (66%), South Dakota (62%), Nebraska (61%), and Wisconsin (55%). On the same date, USDA rated at least half of the pastures in very poor to poor condition in Iowa (62%) and Wisconsin (58%). And, more than one-quarter of the corn and soybeans were rated very poor to poor in Wisconsin (29 and 29%, respectively), Missouri (27 and 33%), and Iowa (27 and 29%).” U.S. Drought Monitor reported.
The Great Plains: “Despite all of the rain, rangeland and pastures across some parts of the Great Plains continued to suffer from the cumulative effects of multiple drought years. On September 22, rangeland and pastures were rated at least one-third very poor to poor several states, including Texas (54%), Colorado (43%), Nebraska (40%), and Kansas (36%).”
The Lower Mississippi Valley: “… topsoil moisture was still rated 41% very short to short in Arkansas and Louisiana, although those numbers represented a significant improvement from the previous week’s figures of 78 and 52%, respectively.”
The West: “No changes in the drought depiction were yet introduced in the Northwest, but the region will be monitored as precipitation continues to spread inland.”
Hawaii and Alaska: “From September 1-24, Hilo’s rainfall totaled just 2.17 inches (28% of normal). Near the southern tip of the Big Island, very poor pasture conditions led to degradation from severe to extreme drought (D2 to D3). […] Fairbanks reported its first autumn freeze (29°F) on September 15, followed 3 days later by its first measurable snowfall (0.6 inch). Meanwhile, heavy precipitation fell in non-drought areas of southeastern Alaska, where Ketchikan netted 12.22 inches of rain from September 15-23.”
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Posted by feww on September 12, 2013
Lake Altus-Lugert drops to a historic low level of 12.6 percent of capacity: US Drought Monitor
As of September 10, 2013 about 63.75 percent of land area in the contiguous U.S. was covered by D0-D4 drought conditions, up from 61.71 percent last week, while more than half of the country was in moderate drought condition or worse, with about a third experiencing severe, exceptional or extreme drought levels, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
US Drought Map as of September 10, released by US Drought Monitor on September 12, 2013.
2013 Drought Disaster Areas
As of September 11, 2013 at least 1,338 counties and parishes, or 42.41% of all U.S. counties and county equivalents, were designated as agricultural disaster areas due to the ongoing drought.
[Note: The figure includes both primary and contiguous disaster areas.]
Drought Summary — Selected Regions — September 10, 2013
[Source: Mirrored from U.S. Drought Monitor with some editing]
- The Northeast: Continuing dry conditions prompted the introduction of abnormal dryness (D0) across central Maryland, southwestern Connecticut, and Long Island, N.Y., this week. According to AHPS, these areas have significant precipitation deficits at 180-, 90-, 60-, 30-, and 14 days. Streams and rivers are also running low, especially in central Maryland.
- The Midwest: Most of the Midwest remained dry this past week… Positive temperature departures of 4-8 degrees F were common throughout the region, with +10 degree F anomalies over portions of Iowa and southern Minnesota … widespread 1-category downgrades were made to the drought depiction across northern and southwestern Missouri, southern, central and eastern Iowa, parts of northern Illinois, northeastern and central Indiana, and central and southern portions of both Minnesota and Wisconsin.
- The Lower Mississippi Valley: Lack of rain during the past 7-days, temperatures 2-6 degrees above normal, and stream flow values in the lowest quartile of their historical distributions prompted 1-category degradations to the depiction across northern and western Louisiana, central and southern Arkansas, and northern and central Mississippi.
- Central and Northern Great Plains: One-category downgrades were warranted across southeastern Nebraska … In Kansas, the area of abnormal dryness (D0) in the northeast was expanded, and D0 conditions were added to southeast parts of the state.
- Southern Great Plains: Continuing dryness over north-central and northeastern Texas warranted a number of 1-category degradations. Texas, as dry weather has followed a reasonably wet summer in the region. In Oklahoma, 1-category downgrades were made across a significant portion of the state, with remaining drought-free areas in central and eastern Oklahoma deteriorating to abnormal dryness (D0). In Jackson County (southwest part of state)… Lake Altus-Lugert dropped to a historic low level of 12.6 percent of capacity.
- The Northwest: … the short-term gains have not offset long-term precipitation deficits… no change… in this area.
- Hawaii: A 1-categorydowngrade was warranted for western and southeastern sides of the Big Island of Hawaii…
- On the west side, it was reported that livestock and ornamental producers were having to haul water to sustain operations, which is very expensive and significantly reduces profits.
- On the southeast side of the Island, there were reports of crop stress.
- Alaska: No changes were made in Alaska this week.
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Posted by feww on September 6, 2013
Drought 2013: Agricultural Disaster Declared in 1,336 Counties Across the U.S.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has designated a total of 1,336 counties across 29 states as agricultural disaster areas, so far this year.
The designations include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
Map of the U.S. Drought Disaster areas as of September 4, 2013. At least 1,336 counties, or 42.5% of all U.S. counties¹, were designated as agricultural disaster areas² due to the ongoing drought. [The figure includes both primary and contiguous disaster designations.] Source: USDA. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.
1. [U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.]
2. Agriculture officials declare disaster when crop damage has exceeded 30 percent.
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The Disaster President Signs Arkansas Disaster Declaration
The Disaster President has declared a major disaster exists in the State of Arkansas due to severe storms and flooding during the period of August 8-14, 2013.
Most of the losses and damage caused by the severe storms and flooding occurred in the counties of Benton, Boone, Carroll, Madison, Marion and Newton.
Additional designations may be made at a later date if requested by the state and warranted by the results of further damage assessments, FEMA has said.
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S. Korea bans seafood from eastern Japan
The South Korean government has banned imports of seafood products from 8 prefectures in eastern Japan due to the threat of radioactive contamination from toxic water leaks at Fukushima nuclear plant.
The ban, announced on Friday, will take effect on Monday, September 9, 2013, and will apply to ALL seafood imports from fisheries in 8 prefectures: Fukushima, Miyagi, Iwate, Aomori, Chiba, Ibaraki, Tochigi and Gunma.
“The measures are due to the sharply increased concern in the public about the flow of hundreds of metric tons of contaminated water into the ocean at the site of the Fukushima nuclear accident in Japan,” a spokesman for the South Korean Prime Minister’s office said.
“The officials also say the country will ask for test certificates if even a trace of radioactivity is found in fish, dairy products and other foods from anywhere in Japan,” said a report.
China banned imports of seafood products, dairy and vegetable from at least 5 Japanese prefectures, including Fukushima, immediately after the triple meltdown at Fukushima nuclear plant on March 11, 2011.
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Posted by feww on September 6, 2013
Late growing season drought intensifies in Iowa, neighboring states: Report
Severe drought in Iowa increased to 32.07 percent up from 22.4 percent a week earlier, with 63.24 percent of the state covered in moderate drought or worse.
“After such an ideal start to the growing season, the past two months have been much drier than usual, with temperatures slowly increasing,” said David Miskus of U.S. Drought Monitor.
- Precipitation in central Iowa and northern Missouri was only 5 to 25 percent of normal, and as little as a tenth of an inch of rain.
- Iowa recorded its warmest week since July 2012, with highs of 104 degrees Fahrenheit at Des Moines and Fort Madison on Aug. 30.
- Iowa experienced its seventh driest August in 141 years of records, following the ninth driest July.
- Crop and pasture conditions began to deteriorate rapidly once heat was added to the dryness.
Small areas of severe drought also showed up in Illinois, Minnesota and Wisconsin this week.
- Drought also expanded or intensified in Mississippi, Oklahoma and on the Hawaiian island of Maui, during the week.
The portion of the drought-stricken areas in the U.S. corn belt increased from 45 to 52 percent during the week ending September 3, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s meteorologist Brad Rippey, the report said.
- Soybeans in drought also increased in the last week, from 38 to 42 percent.
- Corn and soybeans in drought bottomed out in July at 17 and 8 percent, respectively.
- Cattle in drought increased one percent to 53 percent.
“Given that U.S. producers planted an estimated 97.4 million acres of corn and 77.2 million acres of soybeans in 2013, current drought figures suggest that more than 50 million acres (nearly 80,000 square miles) of corn and some 32 million acres (more than 50,000 square miles) of soybeans are presently being affected by drought,” Rippey said.
“According to USDA, nearly one-sixth of the U.S. corn (16 percent) and soybeans (15 percent) were rated in very poor to poor condition on September 1. A year ago, near the height of the Drought of 2012, very poor to poor ratings stood at 52 percent of the corn and 37 percent of the soybeans.”
As Midwest continued to dry out, parts of the Southwest and West saw scattered improvements from the monsoon season.
Overall, the portion of the contiguous United States in moderate to exceptional drought crept up to 50.09 percent from 50.04 percent a week earlier.
- The total land area in moderate drought increased to 17.69 percent, up from 16.67 previously.
- The area in exceptional drought shrank to 1.25 percent, down 0.07 percent from last week.
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Posted by feww on August 29, 2013
62.34 pct of contiguous US experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions
Drought and abnormally dry conditions covered about 62.34 percent of contiguous United States, up from 59.98 percent a week earlier.
The percentage of land areas in the lower 48 covered by “Extreme” and “Exceptional Drought” levels remained nearly unchanged, while the total areas covered by “Severe” and “Moderate Drought” levels increased by about 4.43 percent.
Meantime, USDA designated 39 additional counties in 5 states as agricultural disaster areas due to damage and losses caused by the recent drought.
- Texas: Cherokee, Rusk, Smith, Van Zandt, Wood, Anderson, Gregg, Houston, Panola, Angelina, Harrison, Hunt, Rains, Camp, Henderson, Kaufman, Shelby, Franklin, Hopkins, Nacogdoches and Upshur counties.
- Colorado: Eagle, Garfield, Lake, Routt, Grand, Pitkin and Summit counties.
- Oregon: Curry, Coos, Douglas and Josephine counties.
- California: Del Norte County.
- Idaho: Jerome, Cassia, Gooding, Lincoln, Minidoka and Twin Falls counties.
All counties listed above were designated natural disaster areas Aug. 28, 2013. The lists include both primary and contiguous disaster areas.
Map of the U.S. Drought Disaster areas as of August 28, 2013. At least 1,336 counties, or 42.5% of all U.S. counties¹, were designated as agricultural disaster areas² due to the ongoing drought. [The figure includes both primary and contiguous disaster designations.] Source: USDA. Map enhanced by FIRE-EARTH.
1. [U.S. has a total of 3,143 counties and county-equivalents.]
2. Agriculture officials declare disaster when crop damage has exceeded 30 percent.
UPDATED: September 6, 2013 – MAP CORRECTED!
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