Summary
Almost the entire United States is experiencing drought conditions, with only Alaska and Kentucky unaffected, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
Over the past four months, unusually high temperatures and infrequent rainfall have led to dry conditions across 87% of the country. New York City, facing its driest October since 1869, has issued a drought watch and is urging residents to conserve water.
Climate experts highlight that climate change is intensifying droughts, making them more frequent and severe, with La Niña potentially worsening conditions in the coming months.
While personal actions can help conserve water, larger-scale adaptations in infrastructure, agriculture, and water policy are more effective in addressing water scarcity.
This is how it starts. Begun, the water wars have
Alrighty Yoda, calm down
It seriously worries me since my country has the largest fresh water reserves in the world, it would become a battleground
What country? Asking for a friend…
I’m in Washington state. Before spring, we were told that we were in a drought due to low snow accumulation. Entire summer had fewer than 5 decent rain falls. I live in a rural area, and the risk of fire terrifies me.
Alaska and Kentucky are the two.
Thanks!
I’m surprised cause Arizona has been getting small bits of rain here and there almost every week, and it literally never rains here ever.
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Thats really surprising. Here in central oklahoma, weve had i think 5 tornadoes in 2 weeks. Each one has been accompanied by massive rainfalls, i nearly crashed my car about a week ago because the rain got so bad while i was driving.
The solution is of course more oil drilling and burning more coal.
Think we can get all 50 next year?
Probably.
Been in a drought here since June. Terrified my well is going to run dry, terrified that we are going to have a forest fire.
I kinda like that. My house is in the flood prone area
Drought makes floods worse. When the rain does come the dry land can’t absorb as much of the water so it has nowhere to go but into the lakes and rivers.
