Thursday, July 12, 2012

Drought everywhere you look

Yikes! Federal drought disaster areas declared in more than 1,000 counties in 26 states -- the largest disaster declaration ever made by USDA.




Check out the US Drought Monitor below. That is truly stunning. Even the north slope of Alaska is experiencing abnormally dry weather -- while southeast Alaska had a record rainfall of 20 inches in 8 hours this week. 



Updating this post one last time with a link to an article about the drought in Mexico. Parts of Mexico appear to be in permanent drought.  Chihuahua: Where the rain doesn't fall anymore




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