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The Latest Breaking News from US Drought Monitor

Sixth year of drought in Texas and Oklahoma leaves ranchers bracing for another harsh summer

Cattle auctions aren’t often all-night affairs. But in Texas Lake Country in June 2022, ranchers facing dwindling water supplies and dried out pastures amid a worsening drought sold off more than 4,000 animals in an auction that lasted nearly 24 hours – about 200 cows an hour.

The Conversation

Incoming California Storms To Bring Even More Drought Relief

The long-term drought conditions that has afflicted California for years is now improving.

Zenger

California ‘given A Gift’ As Storms Continue To Hammer Away At Long-term Drought

Drought in California has been reduced due to the frequent strong storms that dumped enormous volumes of snow and rain.

Zenger

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Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow

Tremendous rains and snowfall since late last year have freed half of California from drought

The Independent UK

Pair Of Storms To Bring Colder Air, Snow To Interior Western US Into Next Week

Two storms will cause a shift in weather patterns that will allow cooler and unsteadier conditions to dominate the region

Zenger

A Hot, Dry 2022 by the Numbers

Our record-breaking summer provided a preview of what’s to come.

Texas Observer

Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in US Drought Monitor

LOS ANGELES — The latest update from the U.S. Drought Monitor showed an extraordinary sight: Deep splotches of dark red and purple signifying the worst levels of drought have been erased from California's map almost completely.

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The eternal optimists: How Texas’ ranchers, farmers cope during an exceptional drought

SOUTH TEXAS — The soil crumbled beneath Russell Boening’s boots as he walked onto his harvested field of sorghum in Floresville, a small town southeast of San Antonio.

Tribune News Service

Texas is facing its worst drought since 2011. Here’s what you need to know.

The drought will likely continue into the fall and winter.

The Texas Tribune

Unprecedented water restrictions hit Southern California today

LOS ANGELES — Get ready for short showers and brown lawns: More than 6 million Southern Californians will be placed under new drought rules today in an unprecedented effort to conserve water.

Los Angeles Times

Continued warm, dry weather in Colorado raises alarms about reliability of power systems

Colorado utilities are preparing for what’s shaping up to be a hotter-than-normal and relatively dry summer while regulators are assessing how to keep the lights and power on as the climate changes.

The Denver Post

Texas' drought is the worst in years. Is the state on the brink of widespread disaster?

FORT WORTH, Texas — Texas is in the worst drought conditions since 2011, when 95% of the state was in drought. Eleven years ago, parched conditions caused more than $7 billion in crop and livestock losses, sparked wildfires, pushed power grids to the limit and reduced reservoirs to dangerously low…

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