‘Red states’ also red on drought map
Drought and dust across the Great Plains demand that science trump politics as the GOP conducts its 2012 election post-mortem“Abnormally dry”
A mild El Nino winter has meant abnormally dry conditions in the Pacific Northwest, Hawaii and the Rockies feeding the Colorado River, a key water supply source for seven western states, including southern California. Click on the map for NOAA's seasonal drought assessment.