Climate Central: The severe drought across much of the U.S. proved stubborn once again during the past week as nearly four-fifths of the country was in some form of drought. And the area of the lower 48 states affected by moderate to exceptional drought expanded slightly, hitting a high for the year, according to data released Thursday morning.
The new U.S. Drought Monitor map shows that drought conditions have stayed the same or intensified in much of the southern Plains, with extreme to exceptional drought conditions......
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2012 U.S. Drought Hits New Highs; Southwest Gets Relief
Posted by Climate Central: Andrew Freedman on September 13th, 2012
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