USA Sets New No-Drought Record – 90% + of U.S. Not in Drought – ‘The most people in history of US to experience no drought conditions at once’

A New US Areal No Drought Record

By Roger Pielke Jr.

A New US Areal No Drought Record

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The graph above shows data for the entire period covered by the US Drought Monitor. This week marks the first time in the record that >90% of the US has experienced conditions of NO drought. Some further info:

  • Since 2000, the linear trend in the data indicates that the overall proportion of the US experiencing no drought conditions increased from about 50% to about 60%.
  • According to the Drought Monitor, more than 283 million people currently live in regions experiencing no drought. This is the most people in the history of the US to experience no drought conditions at once.

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