Drought warning, watch areas expand to almost half of Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection has added 2 counties to the area of the state under drought warning and 13 counties to the area...
‘Last Chance’ To Conserve Well Water As N.H.’s Drought Spreads, State Warns
More than 10 percent of New Hampshire is now in an extreme drought, with Lake Winnipesaukee and other reservoirs at record low levels and an...
As New Hampshire Enters Extreme Drought, Officials Urge Water Conservation
Part of New Hampshire has entered an extreme drought for only the second time in 20 years. The extreme conditions center on the Dover area...
Nebraska drought fuels wildfires; state vulnerable to ‘megafire’
From five miles away, Banner County Fire Chief Tim Grubbs could tell that the fire in western Nebraska’s Wildcat Hills would be trouble.Within 10 minutes...
California Drought Was A Blip In A Much Larger ‘Megadrought,’ Study Finds
The past 20 years have been the driest since the 1500s, a report in the journal Science found. ...
Tree rings and weather data warn of megadrought
Farmers in the US West know they have a drought, but may not yet realise these arid years could become a megadrought. The post Tree...
Climate-Driven Megadrought Is Emerging in Western U.S., Says Study
Scientists say a long-feared megadrought, worse than anything in recorded history, seems to be starting up in southwestern North America. ...
NASA, University of Nebraska Release New Global Groundwater Maps and U.S. Drought Forecasts
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