• Conditions in the drought-stricken Pacific Northwest are about to get extremely dicey.
  • USDA Climate Hubs and NIDIS Drought.gov. ... The drought map for 8/30 conditions shows continued improvement.
  • Together you get a major expansion of Extreme (D3)/Exceptional (D4) Drought. ... NOAA Climate.gov and 7 others.
  • Another sweltering and dry week in the West has left the region in even worse shape. Further, parts of the drought-stricken Northern Plains also saw degradations.
  • 47 states have some Abnormal Dryness. #Drought2020’s Footprint: 34 states + PR, encompassing 23.4% of the USA.