The National Drought Mitigation Center at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln releases the latest drought monitor report every Thursday.
“Drought expanded by more than a percentage point this week, with moderate drought or worse now covering 51.2% of the U.S. and Puerto Rico,” According to the Center, this is the first time since 2012-2013 that more than half of the country has been in a drought.
“In California, there are many who fear that the snowpack has peaked for this season at 61% of normal, which will lead to further drought issues later on,” the Center report read. Lake Powell in Arizona is the second-largest water reservoir in the U.S. and has reached historically low water levels. The Center points to the South and Southeast as the most significant intensification of drought, including Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Warm temperatures and minimal precipitation led to the driest conditions along the southern coasts and Florida.
Abnormally dry and moderate drought conditions persist across the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida and Alabama.
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