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US hit by worst drought since 1950s
Friday July 20, 2012 09:25:14 AM,
IANS
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Washington: The US
has been hit by the worst drought since 1950s, with almost two
thirds of the country toiling it out, a report said.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said
Thursday that the continental US is facing the worst drought since
December 1956, Xinhua reported.
"Indicators suggest that the 2012 drought is similar to the 1950s
drought in extent, pattern, and intensity, although not in
duration," the NOAA report said.
Another report by National Drought Mitigation Centre showed 42
percent of the US is in severe or extreme drought, and 80 percent
of the land surface is abnormally dry.
It said, as of Tuesday, 64 percent of the US is experiencing at
least moderate drought, as the condition expanded for the 10th
consecutive week.
The centre said drought conditions are not expected to improve and
may worsen in the hardest hit areas through July, with dry weather
and excessive heat in the midsection.
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