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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.
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Drought Has Disappeared from Much of the U.S.

The U.S. Drought Monitor reports its lowest levels in 17 years.

Published May 5, 2017

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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.
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Drought Recorded Across Half of the U.S.

Severe to extreme drought persists in the Southwest and the Plains in May 2014.

Published May 13, 2014

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Drought Grips the United States
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Drought Grips the United States

In a dry spell of historic proportions, more than half of the country faced severe or moderate drought.

Published Jul 17, 2012

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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest
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Drought Persists in the U.S. Southwest

Drought conditions in 2018 are extreme over the Four Corners region of the United States.

Published Nov 8, 2018

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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US
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A Dry Winter Brings Drought to the US

By late February 2018, an estimated 55 percent of the continental U.S. was classified as abnormally dry.

Published Mar 2, 2018

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Parched New England
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Parched New England

A dry summer is giving farmers in the Northeast one of their toughest seasons in years.

Published Sep 13, 2016

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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought
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A Third of the U.S. Faces Drought

The failure of the summer monsoon and other moisture carrying systems has parched more than 90 percent of some states.

Published Aug 13, 2020

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Drought in the United States
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Drought in the United States

Published Jun 12, 2007

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Drought Persists in the American Southwest
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Drought Persists in the American Southwest

More than 64 million people are directly affected by drought in the Southwest and Southern Plains, and far more are indirectly affected because of the vast number of farms, orchards, and ranches that supply the rest of the United States.

Published Nov 27, 2014

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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest
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Intensifying Drought in the American Southwest

Temperatures across much of the region in 2018 have been well above the norms, while precipitation has been well below—a recipe for struggling farmers and concerned forest fire managers.

Published Jun 12, 2018

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A Flash Drought Dries the Southeast
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A Flash Drought Dries the Southeast

After a wet spring, a quick-onset drought has parched fields.

Published Oct 23, 2019

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Drought in Texas
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Drought in Texas

Most of Texas is brown in this vegetation index image, revealing the negative impact drought had on plants in August 2009.

Published Aug 12, 2009

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Drought in the Southeast
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Drought in the Southeast

Published Sep 12, 2007

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Texas Drought Disaster
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Texas Drought Disaster

Severe drought has taken a serious toll on vegetation and farmers in Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma.

Published Jul 27, 2011

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Drought in Texas
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Drought in Texas

This vegetation map reveals the impact severe drought was having on plants in Texas in April 2011.

Published Apr 27, 2011

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Dried Out Vegetation Across America
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Dried Out Vegetation Across America

In August 2012, satellites observed the effects of drought and heat waves on vegetation from the Rocky Mountains to the Mississippi River.

Published Oct 3, 2012

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Groundwater Deficit Out West
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Groundwater Deficit Out West

Dry conditions at the surface in the continental United States are mirrored underground in many places.

Published Jul 24, 2014

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Snow Blankets the Western U.S.
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Snow Blankets the Western U.S.

Many regions in the western half of the United States saw ample snowfall in early 2016.

Published Feb 10, 2016

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The West Dries Up
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The West Dries Up

In mid-September 2015, water stored near the surface and underground in the U.S. West was far-below-normal.

Published Sep 18, 2015

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The Golden-Brown State
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The Golden-Brown State

The typically green valleys and snow-covered mountains of California have grown dusty after three years of drought.

Published Jul 18, 2014

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Drought and Air Quality in August 2010
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Drought and Air Quality in August 2010

This global map shows high concentrations of aerosols, particles in the atmosphere, over drought-afflicted Russia and South America in August 2010.

Published Sep 18, 2010

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