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A map showing the drought in Eastern Canada. The 2012–2013 North American drought, an expansion of the 2010–2013 Southern United States drought, originated in the midst of a record-breaking heat wave. Low snowfall amounts in winter, coupled with the intense summer heat from La Niña, caused drought-like conditions to migrate northward from ...
The 2011–2017 California drought persisted from December 2011 to March 2017 [1] and consisted of the driest period in California 's recorded history, late 2011 through 2014. [2] The drought wiped out 102 million trees from 2011 to 2016, 62 million of those during 2016 alone. [3] The cause of the drought was attributed to a ridge of high ...
Droughts in California. The historical and ongoing droughts in California result from various complex meteorological phenomena, some of which are not fully understood by scientists. Drought is generally defined as "a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time (usually a season or more), resulting in a water shortage." [ 1]
An estimated 5.5 million Californians are living in drought-stricken conditions, the U.S. Drought Monitor says. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 ...
Known for its glowing swaths of yellow, orange and red, the U.S. Drought Monitor has warned farmers, residents and officials throughout the nation of impending water scarcity every week since 1999
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The U.S. Drought Monitor provides a national database to track the duration and severity of droughts in the United States. It is hosted by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln with assistance from the United States Department of Agriculture and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
In the wake of the atmospheric rivers that have brought an onslaught of rain, wind and snow to California over the last few weeks, short-term drought conditions and reservoir levels have improved ...