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   What percentage of the United States is experiencing drought?

   • According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, as of September 28 47 percent of the United States is currently experiencing at least moderate drought. Almost 93 percent of the western United States is experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions and more than 81 percent of the western United States is experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions.

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   Which states are in drought?

   • The latest map from the drought monitor shows that 90 percent of what it considers the West — California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana — is in drought. Conditions are “severe” or “exceptional” in about half of the region. Colorado, Wyoming, Southwestern Texas and North and South Dakota are also affected.

   What to Know About the Drought in California and Western Half of U.S

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   Where is the drought affecting the United States?

   • Patrick T. Fallon/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Much of the Western half of the United States is in the grip of a severe drought of historic proportions. Conditions are especially bad in California and the Southwest, but the drought extends into the Pacific Northwest, much of the Intermountain West, and even the Northern Plains.

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   Is California a drought era?

   • Much of the Western half of the United States is in the grip of a severe drought of historic proportions. Conditions are especially bad in California and the Southwest, but the drought extends into the Pacific Northwest, much of the Intermountain West, and even the Northern Plains. Drought emergencies have been declared.

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2. droughtmonitor.unl.edu › CurrentMapCurrent Map | U.S. Drought Monitor

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   Conditions improved through most of central and western Montana with slivers of improvement in the parts where the short-term dryness from the weeks past have shown improvement. There were some isolated areas in western and southern Montana that saw degradations.

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   The NOAA Climate Prediction Center's 8–14 day outlooksindicate a slight tilt in the odds toward above-normal precipitation and below-normal temperatures for almost all of California and the western states. The Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes' Subseasonal Forecasts(link is external)indicate greater than normal AR activity during the we...

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   Read(link is external)the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes’ news, with outlooks and summaries of the recent atmospheric rivers.

   Watchthe January 5 Northwest River Forecast Center’s Water Supply Forecast Monthly Briefing.

   Viewthe January 23 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar recording and summary.

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   Registerfor the January 24 Southwest Drought Briefing Webinar.

   Register(link is external)for the February 2 Northwest River Forecast Center Water Supply Forecast Monthly Briefing.

   Registerfor the February 27 Pacific Northwest Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

   Registerfor the March 27 California-Nevada Drought & Climate Outlook Webinar.

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   May 11, 2023 · The total area of the western U.S. that is in drought is nearly 50% less than at the beginning of the water year (October 2022), according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. Wetter and cooler-than-normal conditions have pivoted the focus from drought to flood, snowmelt, and runoff management.

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6. www.nationalgeographic.com › environment › articleThe drought in the western U.S. could last until 2030

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   Feb 14, 2022 · A new study in Nature Climate Change shows that Earth’s warming climate has made the western drought about 40 percent more severe, making it the region’s driest stretch since A.D. 800. And...

7. www.nytimes.com › article › drought-californiaWhat to Know About the Drought in California and Western Half ...

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   Oct 21, 2021 · The latest map from the drought monitor shows that 90 percent of what it considers the West — California, Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana — is in...

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   Oct 6, 2021 · Almost 93 percent of the western United States is experiencing drought or abnormally dry conditions and more than 81 percent of the western United States is experiencing severe or extreme drought conditions.