The Guardian - Weather tracker: ‘triple-dip’ La Niña heightens drought in US

The US drought monitor declared 60% of the country to be in a designated drought zone last Thursday, with 34% in a severe or deepening drought. Although such conditions are not unusual in the US, with approximately 14% of the country having experienced severe to extreme drought every year since 1895, the extent of the current situation certainly is.
— James Parrish for MetDesk, The Guardian

The United States has been experiencing unprecedented levels of drought in recent years, and the trend is only set to worsen throughout the upcoming winter as meteorologists predict a rare ‘triple dip’ La Niña. The overall impact of this ongoing drought is discussed in a new article by The Guardian.

Click here to read the article in the Guardian.

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