rich9 In a Record, All but Two U.S. States Are in Drought
Almost the entire United States faced drought conditions during the last week of October.rich9
Only Alaska and Kentucky did not have at least moderate drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, a record in the monitor’s history.
Widespread drought across the United StatesExceptional Drought
Extreme
Severe
Moderate
Abnormally Dry
Wash.
Maine
Mont.
N.D.
Vt.
Ore.
Minn.
N.H.
Mass.
Idaho
S.D.
Wis.
N.Y.
Conn.
Mich.
R.I.
Wyo.
Pa.
Iowa
N.J.
Nev.
Neb.
Ohio
Md.
Del.
Utah
Ind.
Ill.
Calif.
W.Va.
Colo.
Va.
Mo.
Kan.
Ky.
N.C.
Tenn.
Okla.
Ariz.
Ark.
S.C.
N.M.
Ga.
Ala.
Miss.
Texas
La.
Alaska
Fla.
Hawaii
Wash.
Maine
Mont.
N.D.
Vt.
Ore.
Minn.
N.H.
Mass.
Idaho
S.D.
Wis.
N.Y.
Conn.
Mich.
R.I.
Wyo.
Pa.
Iowa
N.J.
Nev.
Neb.
Ohio
Md.
Del.
Utah
Ind.
Ill.
Calif.
W.Va.
Colo.
Va.
Mo.
Kan.
Ky.
N.C.
Tenn.
Ariz.
Okla.
Ark.
S.C.
N.M.
Ga.
Ala.
Miss.
Texas
La.
Alaska
Fla.
Hawaii
Wash.
Maine
Mont.
N.D.
Vt.
Ore.
Minn.
Idaho
Mass.
S.D.
Wis.
N.Y.
Mich.
R.I.
Wyo.
Pa.
Iowa
N.J.
Nev.
Neb.
Ohio
Md.
Utah
Ind.
Del.
Ill.
Calif.
Colo.
W.Va.
Va.
Mo.
Kan.
Ky.
N.C.
Tenn.
Ariz.
Okla.
Ark.
S.C.
N.M.
Ga.
Ala.
Miss.
Texas
La.
Alaska
Fla.
Hawaii
Source: U.S. Drought Monitor
Conditions as of last week in October.
By Mira Rojanasakul/The New York Times
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“Drought in many parts of the country and the world is becoming more frequent, longer and more severe,” said Erica Fleishman, director of the Oregon Climate Change Research Institute and a professor at Oregon State University.
Dry conditions over the past few months led New York City on Saturday to urge residents to start conserving “every drop possible.”
Last month was the driest October since record keeping began in 1869, according to the city, which issued a drought watch for the 9.8 million people who rely on the city’s water supply. A watch encourages voluntary water conservation and ensures city agencies are ready with water conservation plans. The last time a watch was issued was in 2001.
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