Current Map | U.S. Drought Monitor
WEBThe Drought Monitor summary map identifies general areas of drought and labels them by intensity. D1 is the least intense level and D4 the most intense. Drought is defined as a moisture deficit bad enough to have social, environmental or economic effects.
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WEBAug 5, 2024 · View the latest drought-related news, upcoming events, and recordings and summaries of past webinars.
World ‘at a crossroads’ as droughts increase nearly a ... - UN News
WEBMay 12, 2022 · Humanity is “at a crossroads” when it comes to managing drought and accelerating ways of slowing it down must happen “urgently, using every tool we can”, said the head of the UN Convention to...
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WEBSep 3, 2024 · View the latest drought-related news, upcoming events, and recordings and summaries of past webinars.
Unprecedented drought emergency demands urgent action - UN News
WEBDec 1, 2023 · The Global Drought Snapshot report, released by the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Friday, coinciding with COP 28, paint a grim picture of the scale of lives and livelihoods...
Bodies of water all over North America are drying up due to drought …
WEBOct 19, 2022 · Bodies of water all over North America are drying up as a result of drought and a decrease in precipitation, experts told ABC News. Earlier this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration predicted that the 22-year megadrought affecting the West would not only intensify but also move eastward.
Drought Touches a Quarter of Humanity, U.N. Says, Disrupting …
WEBJan 11, 2024 · The United Nations estimates that 1.84 billion people worldwide, or nearly a quarter of humanity, were living under drought in 2022 and 2023, the vast majority in low- and middle-income countries.
Drought is here to stay in the Western U.S. How will states ... - NBC News
WEBWater is increasingly scarce in the Western U.S. — where 72 percent of the region is in "severe" drought, 26 percent is in exceptional drought, and populations are booming.
Megadrought in Southwest Is Now the Worst in at Least 1,200 …
WEBFeb 14, 2022 · The drought that has enveloped southwestern North America for the past 22 years is the region’s driest megadrought—defined as a drought lasting two decades or longer — since at least the year 800, according to …
‘The brink of disaster’: 2023 is a critical year for the ... - CNN
WEBDec 30, 2022 · The cuts that are needed are on an unprecedented scale, and officials will be fighting an uphill battle against a deep, multi-year drought to get them done. State officials tried drastic measures...